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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: "davied kamara" <davmara13@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:06:24 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY REQUEST
FROM: DAVID KAMARA
120 SILVER RIDGE,ORANGE GROOVE
JOHANNESBURG,R.S.A
Dear Sir,
I DO RECOGNIZE THE SURPRISE THIS URGENT BUT CONFIDENTIAL LETTER BRINGS TO
YOU, ESPECIALLY AS IT CAME FROM A STRANGER, BUT CONSIDER THIS LETTER AS A
REQUEST FROM A FAMILY IN DARE NEED OF ASSISTANCE.FIRSTLY, I MUST INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU. I AM DAVID KAMARA FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE. I AM THE
FIRST SON OF BRIGADIER MBALI KAMARA. I AM PRESENTLY RESIDING IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
HOWEVER YOUR CONTACT WAS MADE POSSIBLE AT THE JOHANNESBURG CENTER FOR
INFORMATION (J C I). I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS
TRANSACTION
HENCE THIS LETTER IS FOR URGENT ACTION. I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$17 MILLION (SEVENTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) THAT I INHERITED FROM MY LATE FATHER INTO YOUR PERSONAL OR
COMPANY’S ACCOUNT. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE WAS A BRIGADIER IN CHARGE ON ARMS
AND AMMUNITION PROCUREMENT FOR SIERRA LEONEAN ARMED FORCES. IN HIS “WILL” HE
SPECIFICALLY DREW MY ATTENTION TO
US$17MILLION (SEVENTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), WHICH HE DEPOSITED,
IN A SAFE BOX IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
IN FACT, MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I QUOTE.
MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO US$17 (SEVENTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS). I DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THE FUND IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA. DURING THE WAR, I WAS VERY DEDICATED AND
COMMITTED TO WINNING THE WAR AGAINST THE REBEL UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT SENIOR
ARMY OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE BUSY HELPING THEMSELVES WITH
GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND PROPERTIES SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. DUE TO
THIS, WHEN I AND THE FORMER SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT WERE ASSIGNED
BY THE PRESIDENT (AHMED TEJAN KABBAH) TO PURCHASE ARMS IN SOUTH AFRICA,
AFTER PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION, WE REALIZED A SURPLUS OF US$35M FROM
OVER INVOICED MY SENIOR INTRODUCED AND HE GAVE ME THE SUM OF US$17M AS
SHARE. HOWEVER, I DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY TO AVOID TRACE
IN CASE ON ANY SCANDAL. IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH AS A RESULT OF DEATH
OR ANY UNFORESEEN, YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR ASSISTANCE OF A RELIABLE AND
SINCERE PARTNER TO ASSIST YOU TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE. I DEPOSITED THE CONSIGNMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT IT IS FOR
MY FOREIGN PARTNER TO AVOID EYEBROW AND SUSPECTS BUT YOUR NAME IS STATED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR BROTHER. DON’T COME BACK TO SIERRA
LEONE UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER AND BEWARE OF ENEMIES AND FAMILY KINDRED THAT
ARE RELATED TO US IN LIBIDO.
FROM THE ABOVE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE LIFE AND FUTURE OF MY BROTHER AND I
DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY. AS SUCH, I WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST US. WE
ARE
LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND FINANCIAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA DOES NOT PERMIT US CERTAIN
FINANCIAL
RIGHTS. IN VIEW OF THIS, I CANNOT INVEST THIS MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA. HENCE I
AM ASKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
AND THE MONEY (US$ 17M) WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: [A] 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM
TO YOU IF YOU ASSIST US IN TRANSFERRING THIS MONEY SUCCESSFULLY INTO ANY OF
YOUR
OVERSEAS ACCOUNT. [B] 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET ALL
BILLS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. [C] 70% OF
THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE FOR ME AND MY BROTHER FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY COUNTRY OF
WHICH YOU WILL BE A GUIDE TO US.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE ON YOUR SIDE AS WE HAVE
CONCLUDED ALL MODALITIES TO AID THIS TRANSFER. SHOULD THIS MEET YOUR UTMOST
CONSIDERATION, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR EARLIEST AND BE KIND TO PROVIDE US WITH
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IF ANY FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION AND CONFIDENTIAL LINK. THE CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION
CANNOT BE OVER EMPHASIZED AS WE TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL OBLIGE US
THE NEEDED SECURITY AND ATTENTION IT
DEMANDS. PLEASE TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.
THANKS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
DAVID KAMARA.
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