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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: Willliam Koroma <koroma72@x66.net>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:20:55 +0200
Subject: investments/help
Dear Friend,
Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in
good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally
or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the
immense benefit it will be to you.
After careful consideration with my children, we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance
on this mutually beneficial and risk free transaction which i hope you will give your urgent attention. I duly
apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to
you as a person of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you.
I am Mr. William Koroma I am moved to write you this letter, this was in confidence considration, for our
present circumstances and situation, i escaped with my wife and children out of Sierrial-Leone to The
Nederland’s through the aid of the United Nations Evacuation Team where we are now presently
residing on temporary political asylum.
However, due to this situation I decided to change most of my Billions of Dollars deposited in Swiss
Bank and other countries into other forms of money coded for safe purpose because the new head of
state Ahmed Tijjan Kabba made arrangement with the Swiss Government and other European countries
to freeze all my treasures deposited in some European countries, hence i and my wife along with my
children, decided laying low in this our temporary political asylum camp here in the Nederland’s to study
the situation till when things gets better, since president Tijjan Kabba taking over government again in
Sierra Leone. One of my chateaux in Southern France was confiscated by the French Government, and
as such we had to change our identity so that our investment will not be trace and confiscated. I have
deposited the sum of Twenty-eight Million Dollars only {US$28,000,000.00} with a security company for
safekeeping.
The funds are security coded to prevent them from knowing the actual content. What I want you to do
now is to indicate your interest that you will assist me and my immediate family by receiving the money on
our behalf. The Account required for this project can be personal, company or an offshore account that
you have total control over, your area of specialization will not be a hindrance to the successful
execution of this transaction.Ackowledge this message, so that I can introduce you to my family as our
foreign trusted partner who shall take charge of our investment abroad where we now plan to settle.
I want you to assist us in investing this money, but I will not want our identity revealed. I will also want to
buy properties and stocks in multy- national companies and to engage in other safe and non speculative
investments. We have been through a lot of health and spiritual turmoil hence will need your
understanding and assistance. May I at this junction emphasize the high level of confidentiality which
this business demands and hope you will not betray the trust and confidence which we repose in you. I
shall put you in the picture of this business, i.e. tell you where the funds are currently being maintained
and also discuss other modalities including remuneration for your services.
I shall also inform you with the next line of action as soon as i receive your response. Is this preposition is
attainable? If it is, Please kindly funish me immediately by E-mail with your direct telephone number and
fax number to enhance the confidentiality which this business demands.
Best Regards,
Mr. William Koroma
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