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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: "Prince Nasir" <tarawallyfarms@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:30:29 +0100
Subject: Favourable Assistance.
FROM: PRINCE NASIR MOHAMMED KOROMA
AFRICAN REFUGEES FOUNDATION (AREF)
BADAGRY CAMP.
LOME/NIGERIAN BOUNDARY.
Dear Sir,
I have a business request, which I want you to assist my family. I got your address through an international search directory in my bid to find a foreign reliable partner who could be of assistance to us.
In brief introduction, I am Prince Nasir Mohammed Koroma, a citizen of Sierra Leone, and the eldest son of Chief Tarawally Koroma S. Our country has in the past been involved in a horrible and hostile war in which Revolutionary United Front (RUF) led by Foday Sankoh committed so many atrocities against humanity.
My father, who was a collaborator with the rebels, was killed during the war, because of his inability to produce over Twenty Two Million United States Dollars (US$22,000,000.00) given to him by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels for the procurement of arms and ammunition.
However, truth and evidence has unfolded matters that we saw his death as a sacrifice for restoration of peace in our dear country. Before my fathers death, during one of our visits to him while in detention, he disclosed to us an existence of the money which was used to execute a private contract with the federal ministry of Finance in Nigeria instead of procurement of arms and ammunition as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels instructed him.
We immediately went back home and took to my fathers advice and fled out of the country through the coastal river after days of sea travel to Nigeria. Withholding truth of the whole matter. This we have done for security reasons and kept down documents which my father instructed us to use and secure the money with help of a foreign firm or partner as he informed us that the total sum will be Amounting US$31,000,000.00 (Thirty One Million United States Dollars).
Please note that before this fund will be transferred to you arrangements must have been concluded by you to receive us in your country and to assure that you will not abandon us after you have received the funds. This is because on our side here in refugee camp we do not have anything in the camp here to delay after you have received the funds. Even as I write to you, we have confirmed the payment schedule that was out from the Federal Ministry of Finance showing they are ready to remit the transfer into any account of the Beneficiary.
We are currently in Nigeria on refugee status, although the war has ended but we have considered it unsafe to remain here neither to return back to our country, since we have lost our breadwinner and all our properties confiscated by the new Government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.
I have limited knowledge in the business world, hence the reason for soliciting your assistance to please make adequate arrangements for us in your country and to guide us invest this money after we have arrive your country. I have the consent of my mother and we have resolved that we will look to percentage that will suit you as the transaction commences.
Every arrangement to put you as the sub-contractor to enable the funds transfer into any account of your choice is guaranteed and it is hitch- free and risk-free involvement. I await your quick response through this email address: (Nasirkoroma.p@Caramail.Com) to enable me give you further details.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours faithfully,
PRINCE NASIR MOHAMMED KOROMA.
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