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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: "ANNA BANGURA" <annabangura@compaqnet.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: annabangura@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:32:03 +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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