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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: "dr adamakane" <dr_adamakane@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 10:31:12 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPOND
ATTENTION PLEASE.
I am writing you this mail because i want to come and invest in your
country.My name is DR ADAMA KANE , Sierra Leonian by nationality.I
am
the eldest son of the late DR ADAMA KANE .He was a top
government
official and the owner of mille gold and diamond mining Company in
Sierra
Leone. Unfortunately,he was killed by some rebels during the war.
After the death of my father,our family lawyer brought some documents
showing that my father deposited the sum of $20.5 million US dollars as
valuable items with a security company based in the United Kingdom and
Burkina faso respectively. The name of my mother and I were used as the
next
of kins,and this is known by me,my mother and our family lawyer only.
Please,we want you to help us collect this money from those security
companies as they are not aware of the real content of the trunk boxes
deposited with Them. when you have sucessfuly collected the money,my
entire
family will relocate to your country for settlement and investment but
i
will be the one to come first so as to make proper arrangements for my
mum
and younger once.Please you will also advice us on a lurcrative line of
business where you want the money to be invested.
Now we have resolved to give you 25% of this money should you be kind
enough
to help us.all you have to do is to contact the security company with
the
proper documents which i will give to you to arrange the delivery of
this
cash to your destination.
5% will be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during this
process.If this proposal intrest you,please forward to me immediately
the
following.(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS(2)PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
as soon as i receive the above informations from you,i shall
immediately
instruct our family lawyer to put your name as the beneficiary to
enable you
go and carry the trunk boxes,while i make preparations to meeting with
you
in your country.You must maintain the topmost confidentiality and
transparency in this deal,your honesty and goodheartedness will form a
bed
rock with you and my family.i await for your positive reply.Thanks and
have
a nice day.
kind regards,
DR ADAMA KANE
ATTENTION PLEASE.
I am writing you this mail because i want to come and invest in your
country.My name is DR ADAMA KANE , Sierra Leonian by nationality.I
am
the eldest son of the late DR ADAMA KANE .He was a top
government
official and the owner of mille gold and diamond mining Company in
Sierra
Leone. Unfortunately,he was killed by some rebels during the war.
After the death of my father,our family lawyer brought some documents
showing that my father deposited the sum of $20.5 million US dollars as
valuable items with a security company based in the United Kingdom and
Burkina faso respectively. The name of my mother and I were used as the
next
of kins,and this is known by me,my mother and our family lawyer only.
Please,we want you to help us collect this money from those security
companies as they are not aware of the real content of the trunk boxes
deposited with Them. when you have sucessfuly collected the money,my
entire
family will relocate to your country for settlement and investment but
i
will be the one to come first so as to make proper arrangements for my
mum
and younger once.Please you will also advice us on a lurcrative line of
business where you want the money to be invested.
Now we have resolved to give you 25% of this money should you be kind
enough
to help us.all you have to do is to contact the security company with
the
proper documents which i will give to you to arrange the delivery of
this
cash to your destination.
5% will be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during this
process.If this proposal intrest you,please forward to me immediately
the
following.(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS(2)PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
as soon as i receive the above informations from you,i shall
immediately
instruct our family lawyer to put your name as the beneficiary to
enable you
go and carry the trunk boxes,while i make preparations to meeting with
you
in your country.You must maintain the topmost confidentiality and
transparency in this deal,your honesty and goodheartedness will form a
bed
rock with you and my family.i await for your positive reply.Thanks and
have
a nice day.
kind regards,
DR ADAMA KANE
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