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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "nelson williams" <nelsonlindawilliams@msn.com>
Reply-To: nelsonlindawilliams4@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:45:29 +0000
Subject: OUR REGARDS TO YOU
ATTN:
DEAR SIR ,
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS BORNE OUT OF GENUIE NEED
FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I AM NELSON WILLIAMS THE ONLY SON OF FORMER FINACE
DIRECTOR OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND
CORPORATION MR JOHN WILLIAMS WHO WAS ASSASINATED BY
THE REBEL FORCES LOYAL TO COPORAL FORDAY SANKOH
DURING THE PEAK OF THE CIVIL WAR IN OUR COUNTRY
SIERRA LEONE.
BEFORE MY FATHER DIED,HE GAVE MY MOTHER A DEPOSIT
SLIP AND CERTIFICATE FOR A SECRET DEPOSIT FOR THE
SUM OF USD16,500,000(SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HE MADE WITH
A
BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE IN A TRUST
ACCOUNT.MY MOTHER WHO LATER DIED OF HYPERTENSION SIX
MONTHS AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,ON HER SICK BED
SHE
HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THE BANK ISSUE TO MY
LATE FATHER ON THE DAY HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY AND
ADVISE ME TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE
FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP US TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO
ABROAD AFTER WHICH I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER
LINDA(19YEARS) WILL JOIN THE PERSON FOR THE
INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME
AND MY YOUNGER SISTER TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION.THIS
WAS THE INTENTION OF MY FATHER BEFORE HE DIED.
I HAVE PRESENTED THE DOCUMENTS TO THE BANK AND THEY
ARE AWAITING FOR THE FOREIGN BANKING DETAILS WHERE
THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO.THIS IS ALSO IN LINE
WITH THE AGREEMENT MY LATE FATHER ENTERED WITH THE
BANK AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT THAT THE MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE BENEFICIARY WHOSE
NAME HE DID NOT DISCLOSE TO THE BANK.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
FUND
WILL BE TRANSFERRED .YOU WILL HAVE 10% OF THE TOTAL
MONEY.YOU WILL STAND AS OUR GUARDIAN AND THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND IN LINE WITH WHAT MY LATE
FATHER TOLD THE BANK AT THE TIME OF DEPOSITE.
PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TRANSACTION AS THERE ARE A
LOTOF BAD THINGS HAPPENNING IN THE WORLD NOW.WE
TRUST AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT SEIZE THE MONEY
WHEN IT IS
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE WE JOIN YOU
INYOUR COUNTRY.
GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR ASSISTING US.
BEST REGARDS
NELSON AND LINDA
EMAIL US WITH THIS ADDRESS, nelsonlindawilliams4@katamail.com
CALL ME WITH THIS NUMBER 225 07 13 80 34
ATTN:
DEAR SIR ,
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS BORNE OUT OF GENUIE NEED
FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I AM NELSON WILLIAMS THE ONLY SON OF FORMER FINACE
DIRECTOR OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND
CORPORATION MR JOHN WILLIAMS WHO WAS ASSASINATED BY
THE REBEL FORCES LOYAL TO COPORAL FORDAY SANKOH
DURING THE PEAK OF THE CIVIL WAR IN OUR COUNTRY
SIERRA LEONE.
BEFORE MY FATHER DIED,HE GAVE MY MOTHER A DEPOSIT
SLIP AND CERTIFICATE FOR A SECRET DEPOSIT FOR THE
SUM OF USD16,500,000(SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HE MADE WITH
A
BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE IN A TRUST
ACCOUNT.MY MOTHER WHO LATER DIED OF HYPERTENSION SIX
MONTHS AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,ON HER SICK BED
SHE
HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THE BANK ISSUE TO MY
LATE FATHER ON THE DAY HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY AND
ADVISE ME TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE
FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP US TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO
ABROAD AFTER WHICH I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER
LINDA(19YEARS) WILL JOIN THE PERSON FOR THE
INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME
AND MY YOUNGER SISTER TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION.THIS
WAS THE INTENTION OF MY FATHER BEFORE HE DIED.
I HAVE PRESENTED THE DOCUMENTS TO THE BANK AND THEY
ARE AWAITING FOR THE FOREIGN BANKING DETAILS WHERE
THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO.THIS IS ALSO IN LINE
WITH THE AGREEMENT MY LATE FATHER ENTERED WITH THE
BANK AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT THAT THE MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE BENEFICIARY WHOSE
NAME HE DID NOT DISCLOSE TO THE BANK.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
FUND
WILL BE TRANSFERRED .YOU WILL HAVE 10% OF THE TOTAL
MONEY.YOU WILL STAND AS OUR GUARDIAN AND THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND IN LINE WITH WHAT MY LATE
FATHER TOLD THE BANK AT THE TIME OF DEPOSITE.
PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TRANSACTION AS THERE ARE A
LOTOF BAD THINGS HAPPENNING IN THE WORLD NOW.WE
TRUST AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT SEIZE THE MONEY
WHEN IT IS
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE WE JOIN YOU
INYOUR COUNTRY.
GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR ASSISTING US.
BEST REGARDS
NELSON AND LINDA
EMAIL US WITH THIS ADDRESS, nelsonlindawilliams4@katamail.com
CALL ME WITH THIS NUMBER 225 07 13 80 34
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