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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Daren Carama" <carama307@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: d_carama2005@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:22:38 +0200
Subject: IAM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? I DO HOPE YOU ARE FINE? IF SO GLORY BE TO ALMIGHTY.I GOT YOUR EMAIL ON MY SEARCH FOR INVESTMENT RESEARCH.THEN I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU HOPING THAT YOU WILL BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASSIST ME AND MY MOTHER ON ANY PROFITABLE INVESTMENT I WANT TO DO IN YOUR COUNTRY.
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I APOLOGIZED USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A TRANSACTION/ BUSINESS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. LET ME INTRODUCE MY SELF PROPERLY. MY NAME IS DAREN CARAMA; THE SON OF CHIEF MONTSHO CARAMA , I AM THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN OF THE FUND, I AND MY MOTHER ARE LIVING UNDER UNHCR IN DAKAR SENEGAL. AS REFUGEE. MY LATE.FATHER (CHIEF MONTSHO CARAMA) WAS A BUSINESS MAN; HE DEALS ON DIAMOND AND GOLD BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH,
HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS OF R.U.F AND MANY OF OUR PROPERTIES/BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED BY THEM.WHEN MY LATE FATHER WAS ALIVE HE SENSED OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST HIM AND HE ESCAPED ME AND MY MOTHER TO DAKAR SENEGAL. AND LATER GO BACK TO SIERRA LEONE THAT IS WHEN HE WAS KILLED.THAT TIME THE WAR WAS STILL GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY. WHEN HE WAS A LIVE HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY(US$7.2 MILLION DOLLARS) WITH MY NAME AS HIS NEST OF KIN IN A PRIVATE FINANCE COMPANY IN SENEGAL..
MY FATHER DEPOSIT A SAFE BOX WHICH CONTAIN (US$7.2MILLION DOLLARS HE MADE THE DECLEARATION OF THE MONEY IN THE SAFE BOX TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY THAT THE CONTENT OF THE SAFE BOX (JEWELRIES) AS FAMILY TREASURY AND HE REGISTERED THE MONEY IN A SAFE BOX AS A CONSIGNMENT NOT AS CASH MONEY.
JUST FOR THE SAFE KEEPING OF THE MONEY AND TO MANTAIN THE TOP SECRET TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY TO PREVENT THEM KNOWING THE REAL CONTENT OF THE SAFE BOX TO AVOIDE MUCH TAX CLEARANCE OR CONSPIRACY BY THE OFFICIALS DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER.
PRESENTLY,I WANT YOU TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE MONEY OUT FROM SENEGAL TO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT YOU CAN HELP US TO INVEST IT AND ALSO TO HELP US ACQUIRE NATURIZATION STATUS IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HELP US YOU WILL STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY/RECEIVER OF THE MONEY AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER. AND ALSO YOU WILL HELP US TO TRANSFER OUR FAMILY TREASURY TO YOUR POSITION PENDING MY ARRIVAL TO MEET WITH YOU.
ALL THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THE FINANCE COMPANY ISSUED TO MY FATHER ON THE DAY HE DEPOSIT THE MONEY IS WITH ME AND I WILL SEND THEM TO YOU ON DEMAND.
I HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF MY MOTHER INVOLVED THAT SHOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER,YOUR SHARE OF THE SUM WILL BE 20% OF THE $7.2 MILLION,THE TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE,ON YOUR PART PROVIDED YOU TREAT IT WITH UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY. ALSO YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION IS NOT A HINDRANCE TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION.I HAVE REPOSED MY CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
THANKS,
DAREN CARAMA
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