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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: blessing0@bobblefish.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:20:34 +0500
Subject: please read carefully
ATTN SIR,
A REQUEST FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I cannot imagine the surprise this will bring to you,
but please be rest assured is with good faith and
intentions from a family in dare need of your
assistance to help us transfer the inheritance sum of
US$32 Million into your account or company’s account,
in which God will bless you for rendering a helping
hand to others.
I am Mrs. Blessing Kante of Sierra Leone, (currently
residing and writing from South Africa), the wife of
the late Brigadier Samson Kante. I got your contact
details in the course of my discreet search for a
reliable and God fearing person from the Johannesburg
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and after going
through your profile, I on behalf of my children
decided to solicit for your kind assistance.
My husband was a brigadier in – charge of arms and
ammunition procurement for Sierra Leone Army before
his death. After his death, I discovered that in his
will, he specifically drew my attention to the sum of
US$32 Million, which he had deposited in a safe box of
private security company in Johannesburg, South
Africa; he said and I quote BLESSING, my beloved wife,
I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$32
Million, which I deposited in South Africa with one of
the private security companies. I inherited this fund
during my reign as a brigadier, when I and former
special adviser to the president were assigned by the
president (Ahmed Tejan Kabbah) to purchase arms and
ammunition in South Africa. We discovered that some
senior army officers and government functionaries were
helping themselves with government funds and
properties then we decided to use this opportunity to
help ourselves and consequently I got the total sum of
US$32 Million. I want you to go out of Sierra Leone to
South Africa and solicit for a reliable and
God-fearing individual or company who can help you
with the transfer and investment of this money. I
deposited the box in your name. Take good care of
yourself and the kids. Good-bye.
The lives and future of my family depends on this fund
as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. In
view of this, I cannot invest this fund in South
Africa hence my asking you to assist me to transfer it
out of South Africa for investment purposes in your
country, which you will be of a guide. For your
efforts, we are prepared to offer you 20% of the total
sum while 5% will be set aside for expenses that will
be incurred during the course of this transaction and
the remaining 75% for the family’s investment. Please
note that this transaction is risk-free and the major
thing I ask of you is to assure me the safety of the
money when transferred to your account. Further
information and arrangement will commence as soon as
trust, confidence and good relationship is
established. I shall be most grateful if you maintain
the confidentiality required in this transaction.
Thanks and God bless.
MRS. BLESSING KANTE
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