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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: "Mrs Amina Achebe" <mrs.aminaachebe@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:05:45 -0800
Subject: Awaiting your response.
Good day,
Thank you for taking the time to read this mail. My name is Mrs. AMINA
ACHEBE,from Diamond rich country district of Bombali in Northern Province of
Sierra Leone. I am the widow of the Late Mr. DIZZO ACHEBE, the managing
director of Sierra Leone diamond mining co-operation. I am currently living
in a refugee center in Germany.My family and I have been unfortunate to find
ourselves caught up in a very difficult situation in Germany. I know you
will be surprise to receive this message, but it is of utmost importance to
me and my family.
Anyway, I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny of my whole
dependants on your shoulder if you can help us, it will also be of immense
benefit to you too. This transaction demands utmost trust,honesty, integrity
and most important, secrecy. It is only through the above that my family and
I will be assured of our security.This regrettable situation led to the
killing of my husband and only daughter and the displacement of my
family.During the brutal civil war in my country Sierra Leone, my late
husband of blessed memory was brutally murdered by the rebels led by Mr.
Foday Sankoh,he was murdered with my only daughter (Nina). But my two sons
(Daniel & greg) and I managed to escape to refugee center in Germany,
through the help of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
But before my late husband's death, he drew my attention to a box containing
of US$42,000,000.00 (Fourtytwo Million U.S Dollars) which he smuggled out at
the start of the war to a security company. (The security company does not
know the real contents of the box. He registered it in the name of my son
Daniel Achebe, as family art and monuments) He also gave me the certificate
of deposit and receipt issued to him by the security company, which I still
have in my possession.The problem I have is that as a refugee, the
immigration law does not allow us to open or hold operate bank account in
Germany, and I do not want to seek the assistance of just anybody for fear
of being duped or defraud of our only livelihood, I have sold almost all my
jewelries to keep
body and soul together, hence the Government is not really taking care of
us.
What is required of you is to give us your full name and contact address so
that I can secure a Power of Attorney in your favor that would enable you
contact the security company as the beneficiary of the box. You can then
transfer the funds to your bank account after the box must have been
released to you.In order to make it worth your while, we will give you a
part of the money. We have also map out 10% of the principal sum for any
expenses that you may incurred during the transaction process including
traveling expenses, we intend to invest the remaining part of the money on
your advice in any viable business ventures in your country, you may even
act as our financial adviser if you are so disposed.
If you want to help, you can contact my son Daniel Achebe who recent got a
job in one of the local firms in Holland on this email address:
(engr_danielachebe@myway.com) I am looking forward to your immediate
response, as I believe that destiny has brought us together.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Amina Achebe.
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