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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: "adrian kambida" <adriankambida16@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:09:59 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
FROM: MR.MAX WILLAMS.
TELL: +27-83-472-9685.
EMAIL: maxwilliams4@myway.com
ATTN:
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
Please I am MR: MAX WILLIAMS. The only son of late chief George Williams
from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek
your assistance to transfer our cash of Twenty Five million Five Hundred
Thousand dollars ($25,500,000) now in the custody of a private security
company here in South Africa to your private account pending our arrival to
your country.
My late father, chief GEORGE WILLIAMS, a native of mend district in the
Northern Province of Sierra .Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone
mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father. This money
was the income accrued from mining co-operation over draft and minor sales.
Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul
Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the
Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.
My father had already made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little
sister and myself to be evacuated to South Africa with our personal effects.
My father deposited the fund at a private security company in South Africa
for the safe custody until after the war when he will join us. During the
war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and
Government properties by the rebel in forces, the Sierra Leone mining coop.
was one of the targets looted and destroyed. My father including other top
Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels in November
2003 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan
Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncles
involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival.
From the above, you will understand that the lives and the future of my
Family depend on this money, as such we will be very grateful if you can
assist us. We are now leaving in South Africa as political asylum Seekers
and financial law of republic of South Africa do not allow Asylum seekers
certain financial right to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I
cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence my asking you to assist me
to transfer this money out of South Africa to your own personal or Company
account
overseas for investment purposes
To transfer this money in your name to your country, to make a good
arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country
and you, the caretaker. To secure a college for my little sister and my self
in your country to further our education. And to make arrangement for our
travel with you to your country after you have transferred this fund. Most
importantly. The whole documents issued after deposit in my custody. For
your assistance, I beg to concede 10% of this money to you for your efforts
assistance.
Best regards
MR: MAX WILLIAMS.
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