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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: "ROLAND SHANKO" <shanko_family_4u@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:43:33 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY FROM:ROLAND SHANKO
FROM:ROLAND SHANKO
AVENUE 12 RUE 14
11PLATEUX ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
Telephone:+225 080 573 23
Dear Respectful One,
I know this proposal letter may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not had any formal acquaintance before, but all
the same I would want you for the sake of God to give this an mmediate attention in view of the fact that the security of my live and possession is at
stake.
I am ROLAND SHANKO the only Son of late CHIEF RICHARD SHANKO from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the Ecowas Infomation Center in Cote
d'Ivoire. My sources of your contact gave me the courage and Confidence to rely on you. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your
assistance to transfer our cash of Twenty One Million United States Dollars ($21,000,000.00) now in the custody of a SECURITY COMPANY here in Abidjan to
your private account pending our arrival to your country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My late father, chief RICHARD SHANKO, 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 accrued 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 my
country, 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 only SISTER and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects.
My father deposited the fund for the safe custody 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 co-op 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, and with the news of my uncles involvement in air crash in
January,dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related complications of which she later died on 7th of
octocber 2003 in the hospital here After we must have spent a lot of money on her. we have located the security company and esterblish ownership ever befor
the dealth of my mother,
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 the fund our father deposited in the security company. To this effect,I humbly solicit your assistance in the
followings ways.
1)To assist us retrive this fund from the Security company as co-beneficiary.
2)To transfer this money in your name to your country.
3)To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country with you as the caretaker.
(4)To secure a college for our education in your country to further our education.And to make arrangement for our travel to your country after you have
transferred this fund.
Most importantly. The whole documents issued after deposit is in my custody.For your assistance,We beg you to concede 20% of this money to you for
your assistance While 5% will state out side incase of any expensince that may acourd.
PLEASE KINDILY RESPOND IN MY PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS:
shanko_family_4u@yahoo.fr
Awaiting for your mail,
Best regards.
ROLAND SHANKO.
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