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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: martin0@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 10:49:42 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?hi?=
Dear Friend,
Please I am Mr martin williams, the only son of late chief George Williams
from Sierra Leone. I am writing you inabsolute confidence primarily to seek
your assistance to transfer our cash of ten million dollars ($10,000,000)
now in the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private account pending
our rival to
your country.
My late father, chief GEORGE WILLIAMS, a native of mende district in the
Northern province of Sierra .Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone
mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown.According to my father. This money
was the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales.
Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul
Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power ofthe Civilian
Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already
made
arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and myself to be
evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box
containing team. My father deposited the fund for the safe custodyuntil
after the war when he will join us. During thewar in my country, and following
the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel
in forces, the sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the targets looted and
destroyed.
My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and
killed by the rebels in november 2001 because of his relationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death,
and with the news of my uncles involvement in air crash in January, dashedour
hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and
other related complications of which she later died in the hospital After
we must have spent a lot of money on her.Now my 18-year-old sister and myself
are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without
any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is
in fund our father deposited in the BANK To this effect, I humbly solicit
your assistance in the followings ways.To assist me claim this fund from
the BANK asco-beneficiary.
To transfer this money in your name to your country.To make a good arrangement
fora joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, the
caretaker.To secure a college for my little sister and my self in your country
to further our education. And to make arrangement for our travel with you
to
your country after you have transferred this fund.Most importantly. The
whole documents issued after deposit in my custody. For your assistance,
I beg to concede 10% of this money to you for your efforts assistance.
Best regards
martin williams
please reply to martinwilliams@myself.com
call me +22507749250.
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