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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: "lsmail abdullah" <lsmail_0000@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:39:58 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENCIAL
Dear one,
I write to intimate you of a matter that requires an urgent attention. But
briefly, I am Mr Ismail A. Abdullah, the first son of late Dr Ahmed Abdullah
he was the chairman/CEO of the Sierra-Leone national Gold & Diamond Mining
Corporation.
It is my pleasure communicating with you for the first time and believing
that it will lead to a better relationship between us. I also hope you will
not impede this trust and confidence I repose in you.
I send this letter from South Africa where I have an official refugee status
with my mother after leaving our country due to an event that took place on
Febuary 2001 which led to the arrest and detention of my father and six
other men after a face off with the Sierra-Leone government on allegation of
subversive activities and treasonable offences which was nothing but a mere
political persecution.
After five months in the military detention camp my father was announced
dead by the government special press release. Though I do not know to what
extent you are familiar with the event and crisis in Sierra-Leone, however
during the disturbance and prior to my father's death he gave me all the
documents for the secret deposit he made in a security company in South
Africa The deposit is US$ 18 Million US Dollars, he made the deposit in one
trunk box(cash), but the real content of the box was not disclosed to the
security company officials as this was deposited as personal effect.(for
security reasons)
However I have gone to the security company to confirm the deposit and
establish ownership, please I need your assistance urgently in moving this
fund abroad for investment, when the fund is properly secured we will
jointly invest in any business you consider profitable.
I will be glad for your resolved assistance, I will kindly appreciate if we
can talk and emerge words with action. With all honesty to the stated data
in my message,i assure you of the genuity of this proposal. I will
particularly be happy if you can handle this transaction in the most
confidential manner since the rest of my life solely depends on this fund.
It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around us here that confirms my
decision to contact a neutral individual like you, and I want you to educate
me on investment potential in your country since I would not like to invest
or stay in any of the African country,except otherwise.
I will not hesitate to give you 20% or negotiable of the total sum for your
assistance. So if you will be able to assist me, please do urgently reply me
for further clarification and confirmation .
Thank for your anticipated co-operation, May Allah bless you.
Your Sincerely,
Ismail A.Abdullah
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