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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: "Omego Williams" <omegowilliams@netscape.net>
Reply-To: princeomego@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:14:54 +0100
Subject:
Hello,
I was browsing though the internet, and in view of my
search option, I came to get acquainted with your company, and its scope of operation.
In light of this however, may I use this opportunity topresent a proposal that is slightly different in nature from the nature of business you are used to, but can be aligned with your interest, as it is only
somebody that has your kind of experience, that can
actually be of use in this proposal.
My name is Omego Williams Sankoh. I am son of the late Freedom fighter of Sierra Leone, in West Africa. You may be conversant with the history of war and civil hostilities that have ravaged our country. My late father was fully involved in the prosecution of war, for which he had numerous overseas sponsors. But as you would expect, thereare only two ends to a war. You either make it, or not. The latter was his lot.
After his death, the immediate family had to be engaged in serious battle with the extended family members, over his estate, and this was quite grave, as nobody could produce a written will or testament for transfer of estate. My plight in that situation was anchored on the fact that he never was legally married to my mother, who was of Gambian descent. So I was born outside wedlock.
The bitter aspect of it all for me was that my late father and I were very intimate, particularly in his last years. This was one of the basic reasons why the rest family members were envious, and this happens to be their only opportunity to get even with me.
Unknown to them, based on trust and closeness, my late
father had actually reposed in me, confidence, over some available funds meant for prosecution of the war, and I was priviledged to their location within the country. The source of these funds were from sales of Diamond, mined locally within the region, and they were all in raw United States Dollars, which was the mode for their payment.
Based on hostility from my kinsmen, I declined sharing information regarding this money with any of them. The funds were lodged in, with two Security vaults, operated by foreign nationals.
Before the death of my father, on few occassions, I was mandated to go for release of funds from them. But after his death, with government operatives looking for any funds tied to him, in order to seize, I took one senior worker of the Security Vault company into confidence, but not fully. I made him understand the the funds did not belong to my late father, but his associates, who lived overseas.
He even advised me to make contact with the people, to make arrangement for the funds to leave Sierra Leone immediately. On my own, I was scheduled to travel to my mother's country (Gambia), as I am not accepted among Sierra loenians. However, prior to this time I was quite unfortunate. I got in touch with a foreigner, who I took into confidence. He and his wife promised they could assist me.
Based on the advice of my late father's friend who
works in the Security Vault company, I instructed the
company to get the consignment transferred to their
affiliate agency in London (U.K.). As God would have it, I did not put all my eggs in one basket. I explained to the Company that the funds were meant for three different people. So the total amount was distributed into three seperate baggages, branded as Diplomatic Baggages, and shipped to London.
Based on this arrangement, all I required to do was provide them the name of the owner known to me. That name would be accredited here as the intended recipient, so that the person would contact the London agency, and arrange for the release of the funds to him, based on confirmation from their laisson office in Sierra Leone.
It was that straight forward, but I timidly lost out to a fraudulent couple. They told me they had houses in Europe, and made fantastic promises to me, for which my state of desperation in view of my social condition made me very gullible and vulnerable. To cut a long story short, they went to London, took delivery of one of the consignments, and since that time, I have not heard from them.
Over time, I realised from local vigilante that the people were from Lebanon, and they got me further information regarding how fraudulent the people are.
After that, I decided that whoever I would do this deal with, must firstly, be someone who I can identify with an establishment. This is where you come in. For this affair, if you respond positively to this letter, I shall work out a compensation with you, which will be quite generous.The two remaining Baggages contain the sum of Twenty Two Million Dollars each (US$22,000,000:00).
It will take me just one day to get your name accredited with the Vault company here, then two days afterwards, you can contact the agency in London for the delivery.
This is a straight forward deal, and I expect that in due appreciation, we can later work out a formidable
partnership for further business dealings.
On this point, I beg to stop so far.
Yours Sincerely,
Omego W. Sankoh
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