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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: "LELLA" <lella@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lellanancy@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:22:36 +0200
Subject: how are you doing today ?
My Dear,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of
going into business relationship with you. I got your
name and contact from a member of this site. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming
nature and the recommendations given to me as a
reputable and trust worthy person that I can do
business with and by the recommendation , I must not
hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere
business . I am Lella Kane the only daughter of late
Mr and Mrs kane. My father was a very
wealthy cocoa merchant in Free Town, the economic capital of
Sierra Leone, my father was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outings on a
business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and
since then my father took me so special. Before the
death of my father on January 2005 in a private
hospital here in Free Town he secretly called me on his
bed side and told me that he has the sum of four million,two hundred thousand United State Dollars.
USD (4.200,000) left in fixed / suspense account in
one of the prime bank here in Senegal ,that he used my
name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing
of the fund. He also explained to me that it was
because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his
business associates. That I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where i will
transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance
in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money
would be transferred into .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am
only 24years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a
resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15%
of the total sum as compensation for your effort/
input after the successful transfer of this fund into
your nominated account overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options
towards assisting me as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14)
days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating
to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
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