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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: "Micheal Foday Sankoh." <michealsank@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:07:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Sir/Madam,
This letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take time and go through it carefully, as the decision you make will go a long way to determine the future and the continued existence of the entire of our lives. I got information about you from my inquiries and I have the believe that we can build a mutual relationship.
My name is Micheal Sankoh, Son to Foday Sankoh, former Sierra Leone Head of State and the leader of the opposition political party in our country, Revolutionary United Front, who was sentence to prison and died after his release from prison last year 2005.
My Father took over the seat of government of our country, through Coup, from the President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. But unfortunately, most of African Head of States didn't agree with my father's government, and he was asked to vacate the seat of power and return it back to President Kabbah. My father refused, and this led to the involvement of the West African Peacekeeping Force, [ECOMOG] which succeeded to removing the unaccepted government of my father.
My reason of contacting you, is as follows; myself and my sister has been asked not to leave the country till further notice and our traveling documents were seized, right from the day, Tejan Kabbah, was re-installed back as President of our country. He has also confiscated all my father's assets, properties and freezes his bank accounts. while our mother was attack and shot to death after some period of time.
I am having some funds which I need your assistance to safe guard and invest it, for me and my sister.This fund in the total sum of USD $ 16.5 Million, which my father kept secretly at the heat of the War between his government and the ECOMOG Forces, this funds was disclose to us by our father after he was release from the prison 2005 and he also died the same year in my country.
We have been indoor's by President Tejan Kabbah Army's until my late father were release from the prison last year and this is how we got access to leave the country.
This fund is all that I and my sister hope on to continue in life again. It is only I and my sister that is aware of the existence of these funds and where it is being kept. The authorities are not aware of it, and from the way things are now going, I am afraid they will soon find out about this fund and confiscate it.
In order to avoid such circumstances, and to safe guard this funds, I will need a trustworthy TRUSTEE, who shall receive the funds on my behalf in overseas for safe keeping. Please, will you become my trustee to receive and keep this fund in your overseas account, for investment on behalf of me and my sister and get paid for your services? I have map out 20% of the total amount out for any body that is willing to help me and 5% for any expenses that may occure during the transfer of the fund.
I will be waiting to know your decision soon. Communicate with me through my above email. It is safe to communicate by email or now and Please treat this information with utmost confidentiality. Once I receive a positive response from you, I shall send you more details on the arrangement I had made.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,
Micheal Foday Sankoh.
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