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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: "ALI DARAMI" <ali_darami77@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:00:06 +0100
Subject: Confidential Assistance
Good day to you!
Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost
you because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we'have no
previous correspondence.
I got your contact as i was searching for helping hand in your
country, this is why I decided to appeal to you directly for
assistance because I' have no relatives or friends in your country
to ask for help. My name is Ali Darami, My father was one of the
Foday Sankoh Revolutional United Front (R.U.F) of Sierra Leone in
West Africa.
I'm writing to solicit your assistance in helping me to keep and
invest the sum of US$22 million dollars. This money was deposited in
a Private security company here in Benin as a consignment recorded
and deposited as family treasures for security reasons. The money was
realized from the sales of Diamond when the Revolutional Movement
(R.U.F)conquered one of the Diamond region in my country by then
My father was the chief of the R.U.F in my region and the money was
kept under his custody for the purchase of Arms from Ukrain.
It was during the war then and before his death,he use to tell me
every single thing he wants to do and since I am his oldest son he
told me all about the deposited money and gave to me the
certificate of deposit as the next person to succeed him. However,
just a couple of weeks ago I went to the private security office and
the Managing Director demanded I should look for somebody to come and
claim the fund for me because my late father instruct them not to
release the fund to me because of my under age until i get up to
30yrs or bring somebody who is old enough and capable to assist me
claim the money and manage the fund for me profitably.
'Presently,I am 27yrs and I cannot wait until I gets up to 30yrs
because the war left nothing for me to help my future.
I am therefore, writing to request from you If you will help me claim
the fund and transfer it into your country where it will be
well kept and invested. I will adequately compensate you with
twenty(20)%percent of this money and five(5)% percent for any
expenses that may occure on your side during the transfer.
However, we do not know each other realy but with a strong relationship
of trust and kindness things will move smootly.
.
Thank you for reading my letter and kindly let me know if this is ok
for you so that we can discuss the issue,
my alternative email is ali_darami@dellmail.com
and kindly keep this message to yourself simply for a security reason.
Sincerely,
Ali darami. PEACE
137 Zogbo Rd, Cotonou,
Benin Republic.
please check this website to help understand more:
http://mondediplo.com/2000/06/02sierraleone
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