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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: "mr sankoh" <kalu_sankoh@handbag.com>
Reply-To: vik288@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:22:05 -0800
Subject: HELP.
Hello Dear,
I know this letter may come to you as surprise but
due to a good
recommendation from a good friend of mine that
works with ministry of
chamber of commerce, mining and agriculture here in
Germany on my
research of a reliable and trusted partner overseas
who will assist me
for investment in his country,
although I did not
disclose why I was looking for your contact as to
maintain secret.
I am the first son of late CJ SANKOH who was the
former chairman/CEO
Sierra Leone Diamond, Gold and Mining co-operation
during the Allah tijan
kabba's regime. And he was killed by the military
juntas led by major
John
Paul Koroma the rebel leader, during the war in
Sierra Leone. During his
stayed in the government, he was able to secured
$30 million U.S Dollars (cash) which he placed in a
metal trunk box and kept
it in his underground vaults in our villa.
Before his death he called me and handed everything
to me, that I
should make good use of this money for investment
in abroad. And by then my
mother has died as a result of heart attack when she
was carrying a 6 months
pregnancy. After my fathers death I and my younger
brother managed to pushed this consignment i.e the
money diplomatically
down
to Germany where we
seek your assistance/help. Now this money are on
exile here in Germany
since after the coup, we are uffering here in
Germany. We are Subjected
to serve any condition, please sir help us in the
name of God almighty the
most merciful and most gracious.
I am contacting you for this neat transaction
because of your
professional and your business background put you in
a good position to keep
my confident intact with you.
All I want from you is to assist me in putting clain
over this vault, come
down to Germany to carry the money cash because
it was deposited in a security company as
jewellries/golds.
I have agreed to give you 30% of the total money as
gratification for
assisting me in this transaction, 10% has been
mapped out for
incidental/miscellaneous expenses that will be
incurred during the transfer
while the balance will be for I and my brother.
I anticipate your swift reply as the life of I and
my brother is fast
detoriating. Hopping to hear from you soonest.
Thanks for your anticipated
co-operation.
reply to this email address upon received.(vik288@yahoo.co.in).
Best Regards
WILSON SANKOH
For the family
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