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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: mailkakar@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:26:08 +0000
Subject: REPLY TO contactkakar@hotmail.com

FROM THE DESK OF KAKAR DOMINIC,
SON TO THE LATE,MANAGER,
SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND,
MINING COOPERATION ,
47 EGOBIA AVENUE,
CHIAZALA ROAD, SIERRA LEONE
EMAIL:contactkakar@hotmail.com
Dear sir,
Thank you for taking the time to read this mail. My Name is Kakar Dominic,from
Diamond rich country District of Boboli in Northern Province of Sierra
Leone. I am the only son of the Late Mr.Mbutu Dominic, the Managing director
of Sierra Leone diamond mining Co-operation. I am currently living in a
refugee center In London, UK. My mother and I have been unfortunate to find
ourselves Caught up in a very difficult situation in London. I Know you
will be surprise to receive this message, but It is of utmost importance
to me and my mother. Anyway, I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny
of my whole dependants on your shoulder if you can help us, it will also
be of immense benefit to you too. This transaction demands utmost trust,
honesty, integrity and most important, secrecy. It is only through the above
that my mother and I will be assured of our security. This regrettable situation
led to the killing of my father and only daughter and the displacement of
my family. During the brutal civil war in my country Sierra Leone, my late
father of blessed memory was brutally murdered by the rebels led by Mr.
Foray Santo, he was murdered with my only daughter (mary). But l and my
mother only managed to escape to UK, through the help of the International
Rescue Committee (IRC). But before my late father's death, he drew my attention
to a box containing my
about Twelve million US Dollars ($12 Million) which he smuggled out at
the Start of the war to a security company in Europe,. (The security company
does not know the real contents of the box. He registered it in the name
of my family art and monuments) He also gave me the certificate of deposit
and receipt issued to him by the security company, which I still have in
my possession.The problem I have is that as a refugee, the immigration law
does not allow us to open or hold operate bank account in London and I do
not want to seek the assistance of just anybody for fear of being duped
or defraud of our only livelihood, I have sold almost all my jewelries to
keep body and soul together,hence the British Government is not really taking
care of us.
What is required of you is to give us your full name and contact address
so that I can secure a Power of Attorney in your favor that would enable
you contact the security company as the beneficiary of the box. You can
then transfer the funds to your bank account after the box must have been
released to you. In order to make it worth your while, we will give you

30% share of the money. We have also map out 5% of the principal sum for
any expenses that you may incurred during the transaction process including
traveling expenses, we intend to invest the remaining part of the money
on your advice in any viable business ventures in your country, you may
even act as our financial adviser if you are so disposed. looking forward
to your immediate response, as I believe that destiny has brought us together,
mail me back on this email address,
contactkakar@hotmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Kakar Dominic
Please visit the following web pages for further
information on the Sierra Leone war.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sl.html
http://www.hrw.org/reports98/sierra/
http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sierraleone/sierraleone_photos.htm
http://www.theirc.org/Sierra%20Leone/
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sankoh1.html






































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