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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: salifamadu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:45:50 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3A=20SALIF=20AMADU?=
From: SALIF AMADU
Alternative mail:salif03@jumpy.it
Dear,
please I am MR K.SALIF AMADU, the only son of late MR ALIYU AMADU
from Sierra Leone.I know that my message will come to you as a surprise
to you but however, I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to
seek your assistance to transfer our cash of seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000)now
in a custody of a BANK here in Abidjanto your private account pending
our arrival to your country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My late father, Mr ALIYU AMADU, 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 acquired 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 mycountry, following the forceful removal from power of the 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.
My father deposited the fund in the BANK until after the war when
he will join us. During the war in my country, and following the
indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel
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 2000 because of his relationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death,dashed
our 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 16-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 this fund which 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 as co-beneficiary.
To transfer this money in your name to your country.
To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf
in your country and you being 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 to meet you face to face in your
country after you have transferred this fund. Most
importantly. The whole documents issued after deposit are in my custody.
For your assistance, I beg to concede 20% of this money to you for your
efforts and assistance.
Awaiting for your urgent reply or immediate telephone call for further informations.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards
Kusman Salif Amadu
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