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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: "BARRISTER RICHARD WILLIAMS" <helen@infohq.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: h_camara@africamail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 09:06:24 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE CLAIM
FAMILY TREASURE/ASSISTANCE
DEAR SIR/MADAM/DIRECTOR
I AM MRS. HELEN CAMARA AND FAMILY, THE WIFE OF LATE CHIEF
FIDELIS CAMARA FROM SUDAN (DARFOUR). I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER OUR CASH OF
TWENTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($21,000.000.00) NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF A
PRIVATE SECURITY TRUST FIRM IN EUROPE, THE MONEY IS IN TWO TRUNKS
BOXES DEPOSITED AND DECLARED AS FAMILY VALUABLES BY MY LATE HUSBAND AS
A MATTER OF FACT THE COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENT AS MONEY,
ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND MADE THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOXES BELONGS TO
HIS FOREIGN PARTNER.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY:
MY LATE HUSBAND WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SUDANESE GOLD/DIAMOND
MINING CO-OPERATION (S.G.D.M.C.) DARFUR. ACCORDING TO MY HUSBAND,
THIS MONEY WAS THE INCOME ACCRUED FROM MINING CO-OPERATIONS OVER
DRAFT AND MINOR SALES/OVER INVOICE. BEFORE THE PEAK OF THE REBEL WAR
BETWEEN THE REBELS FORCES AND THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT THE COMBINED
FORCES OF AFRICAN PEACE KEEPING OPERATION THAT ALMOST DESTROYED MY
COUNTRY.
MY HUSBAND HAD ALREADY MADE ARRANGEMENT FOR HIS FAMILY THAT'S TALKING
ABOUT MY, MY LITTLE DAUGHTER/SON AND MYSELF TO BE EVACUATED TO ACCRA
GHANA WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT/OWNERSHIP HE MADE WITH A
SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE THROUGH THE AID OF U.N EVACUATION TEAM.
FOLLOWING ON GOING WAR IN MY COUNTRY, AND THE INDISCRIMINATE
LOOTING OF PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES BY THE REBEL FORCES, THE
SUDANESE MINING CORP. WAS ONE OF THE TARGETS LOOTED AND IT WAS
DESTROYED. MY HUSBAND INCLUDING OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES
WERE ATTACKED AND KILLED BY THE REBELS IN
BECAUSE OF HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT
AS A RESULT OF MY HUSBAND DEATH, THE UNTIMELY DEATHS CAUSED ME HEART ATTACK
NOW MY YOUNGER SON AND MY DAUGHTER 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 YOU AND
THE BOXES DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY FIRM TO THIS EFFECT, I HUMBLY
SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWINGS WAYS.
1. TO ASSIST ME CLAIM THIS BOXES FROM THE SECURITY FIRM AS OUR
BENEFICIARY
2.TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY (USD$21M) IN YOUR NAME TO YOUR COUNTRY,
3.TO MAKE A GOOD ARRANGEMENT FOR A JOINT BUSINESS INVESTMENT ON OUR
BEHALF IN YOUR COUNTRY I HAVE AGREED WITH MY YOUNGER SON THAT 30%
OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE FOR YOUR EFFORT I URGE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AS NO ONE KNOWS OUR WHERE ABOUT.
PLEASE AS YOU SHOW YOUR WILLINGNESS; FORWARD TO US YOUR FULL NAME,
ADDRESS
AND TEL/ FAX NUMBERS, TO ME VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AS INDICATED
BELOW, THIS IS FOR SECURITY REASONS, AS I WILL ONLY BE ACCESSING MY
PRIVATE
EMAIL: H_CAMARA@AFRICAMAIL.COM
EARNESTLY AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.
THANKS.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU ASSIST US?
MRS. HELEN CAMARA
CONTACT: 00233 244 209 171
h_camara@africamail.com
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