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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: ericwilliam2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:55:28 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3A=20MR=20ERIC=20WILLIAMS=2E?=
FROM: MR ERIC WILLIAMS.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
TEL/+225 08097116.
Dear SIR
I am MR.ERIC WILLIAMS the only son of the former Director of finance, Sierra-Leone
diamond and mining corporation,DR.DESMOND WILLIAMS. I know that this mail
might come to you as a surprise, due to the fact that we know not each other
before now.I got your contact through a current publication, and decided
to solicit for you understanding and wholehearted assistance to recieve
the sum of US$20.5M in your bank account and earnest business partnership
thereafter.My name is as above, I am 25 years old, a citizen of Sierra Leoane.
I lost my parents as a result of the disastrous civil war which lasted for
about 12 years in my country.
Before the peak of the war, which eventually took my father's life, My father
informed me in confident that he has deposited the above sum in a suspense
account of a BANK in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire, where I moved with my younger
sister immediately my father was murthered by therebels. I now reside here
(Abidjan) under political Assylum with my 17 years old sister, ROSE WILLIAMS.
The money was put in my father's possession by the then Government of Alhaji
Tejan Kaba for the purchasing of ammunitions to confrom the rebels. Now
the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present
Government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who
served under the former regime and now asked countries to expel such persons
at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that I am contacting you, I need you to assist me recieve the
money into your account by providing me with your bank
particulars:
1) Bank name & address.
2) Account name & beneficiary
2) Account number & swift code
3) Bank telephone, fax and telex numbers
4) Your private address, telephone & fax numbers.
I have in mind to compensate you with 10 % of the total money amount, additional
5% for all your expenses encured in this transaction. I will give you a
20% annual commission in any investment we embarck upon in your country.
I intend to invest in Real Estate business, though it depens on how lucrative
it is in your country, I also count on your advise and guidance.
Please kindly reach me by a return mail or on the above telephone number
to indicate your interest in this business transaction, so as to enable
us discuss this transaction in detail. Finally, I wish to assure you that
this transaction is legal and 100% risk-free. I have in my possession the
legal
documents of this Deposit/Funds, as issued to my father by the Bank management.
Thanks and God bless as you get back to me as quickly as
possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. ERIC WILLIAMS.
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