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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: "Ahmed Bello" <ahmedb11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedb2007@sify.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:41:21 -1000
Subject: FROM OKOCHA
Dear Friend,
I am Ahmed Bello the son of Late Director of Finance,
Dr.Mohammed Bello of Sierra Leone Diamond and Minning
Corporation. I am contacting you from Gambia On
behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. Mariam Bello wish to
solicit your assistance in transferring the sum of
Fifteen Million United States Dollars only to
your Country. My late father diverted the
above-mentioned money meant for the purchase of
ammunitions for my country during
the leak of a disastrous war in Sierra Leone.
The said money is lodged in Gambia with the help of
one bank manager.After the death of my Father, we were advised by the
Bank Manager to seek the help of a Foreign Partner who can receive this
money in our behalf for investment purposes.
Now the war in Sierra Leone is over with the help of
United Nations and ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of
Sierra-Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask Countries
to expel such person at the same time freeze their
account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am
contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me
with your telephone and fax numbers for immediate
transfer of the fund to your Country.
I am compensating you with 20% of the total amount,
now all my hope is on you and I really wants to invest this
money in your country were there is stability of Government,
political and economic welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that this
transaction is real and never a joke. The photocopy of the Certificate of
Deposit issued to my late father by the bank on the date of deposit is still
intact with us, for you to be clarified because I do not
expose my self to anybody I see, I believed that you will be able to keep
this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of our life,
hope you understand? Please contact me immediately you have gone through
this mail, feel free and make it urgent, That is the reason why I offered
you
20% of the total amount.
N/B: As soon as this money is transferred to your
country I shall make arrangements to come to your country with
my mother for you to advice us on a profitable business
that we can be able to invest this money because I believe you
know more that us. Transferring of this money to your
country can take only for (4) working days. As soon as we hear
from you we are going to commence action towards transferring
this money to your country.
Further information and arrangements will commence as
soon as trust,Confidence and good relationship are
established. I shall be most grateful and appreciative if you could maintain
the confidentiality of this matter even if you don’t want
to assist us.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bello.
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