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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: "MISS ANNA BANGURA" <annabangura@compaqnet.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: annabangura@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:36:58 +0000
Subject: HELLO
Hi,
I got your contact from the internet and my instinct motivated me to write you.
I hope you will be kind enough to digest my mail and assist me in this regards.
I am an undergraduate medical student of fourahbay Collage, Sierra Leone. My
Late father , Chief , Mayor Musa Bangura was a traditional ruler in my home
town. He was also a prominent Gold and Diamond dealer in sierra leone before he
was murdered in cold blood two year alongside my beloved mother by the rebels of
the RUF,that has been fighting the legitimate democratically elected government
in my country since 1992. The war is still ravaging my country up till now.
After the untimely death of my parents, I discovered some important documents
through my father's personal lawyer indicating that my late father had deposited
the sum of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$2.5m) in a Security and Trust
company in Dakar - Senegal, for safe keeping because of the rebel war going on in my country, Sierra Leone.
With the assistance of my father personal lawyer, I have made successful claims of
the money at the Trust company here in Senegal by virtue of the legal rights
as the only child and next of kin of my parents. Now, I have decided to
transfer this money out of Africa for investment and banking because of the
political and economic instability of African countries. I am absolutely willing
to give you 30% of this money, if you will agree to help me transfer this money
into your account abroad and also arrange for me to come to your country where I
intend to settle down and complete my education as a qualified Medical Doctor,
5% of this money shall be set aside for all the expenses that might be incurred
in the course of transferring this money into your personal account or any
account you mayprovide.
Bear in mind that the task of investing this money in your country shall be
solely done by you and such investment shall be solely controlled and managed by
you until I finish my education.
I hope you will handle this matter with altmost confidentiality and
transparency. Should you trust that you are capable of assisting me to actualise
my goal, do not hesitate to confirm by email responce. My email address is annabangura@voila.fr I shall be very glad indeed to hear from you as soon as
possible
Yours sincerely,
Anna Bangura.
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