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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: mr kamara <mr_kamara7@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 02:01:50 +1000 (EST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONCE NEEDED
Dear Sir,
I am well confident of your capability to assist me in a transaction for mutual benefit of both parties,(me and you) I am also believing that you will not expose or betray the trust and confidence I am about to
establish with you. I have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personal respect.
Well, I am GABRIEL KAMARA SANKOH , Son to FODAY SANKOH
who was killed by the ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING FORCE years ago in my country Sierra Leone.
Few days before the killed of my father, he confided in me and ordered me to go to his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreement and Cash Receipt he made with a security Company in COTONOU where he deposited two Iron Box containing USD$ 35 million dollars cash and 500kgs of Gold dust .This money was made from the sell of Gold and Diamond by my father and he have already decided to use this money for future investment of the family.
Thereafter, I rushed down to cotonou with these two documents and confirmed the deposit of the box by my father.
Also, I have been granted political stay as a Refugee by the Government of COTONOU. Meanwhile, my father have instructed me to look for a trusted foreigner who can assist me to move out this money from COTONOU immediately for investment.
Based on this , I solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund into your country, but I will demand for the following requirement:
(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this fund will be transferred to in your country or another neaarby country where taxation will nottakegreat toll on the money?
(2) Could you be able to assist me to obtain my travelling papers after this transfer to enable me come over to meet you in your country forthe
investment of this money?
(3) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture that would not requiremuch technical expertise in your country where part of this fund will be invested?
Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable me to establish a stronger business relationship with you hence I will like you to be the general overseer of the investment thereafter. Iam a
Christian and I will please, want you to handle this transaction based on the trust I have established on you.
For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to offer you 30% percent commission of the total amount at the end of this business. The security of this business is very important to me and as such,
I would like you to keep this transaction very confidential.
I shall expect your contact through this email box.
Thank you and God bless you
Gabril Kamara Sankoh
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