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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: "Prince Ade Momoh" <ade7momoh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 17:07:11 +0000
Subject: Dear Respected one.
From Ade Momoh
Dear Respected one,
I write to solicit your assistance for a transaction
of mutual benefit,believing that you will treat this
with utmost confidence.I implore you to excuse me of
any embarrassment this letter might cause you, as we
have not met before.
I am Ade Momoh from Sierra Leone.The only
surviving
child of Mr and Mrs Rasheed Momoh Before now l didn't
have any problem, until l lost my parents and my two
brothers two years ago.
They were attacked by rebels on their way back from a
visit.Only my father survived the attack, he had
severe bullet wounds. He was rushed to the hospital
where the bullets were removed after a surgical
operation.My dad returned home after two weeks feeling
well and okay.
But two months later, my father became sick.His
situation deteriorated so much that he couldn't carry
on with his work anymore.One day, he told me to
prepare myself that we have to travel to Ivory Coast,
that he has to deposit some money (USD$16 000 000.00)
in a Security Company in Ivory Coast for safe
keeping.We then arranged for a quick travel.The money
was arranged in a trunk box and shipped to Ivory Coast
by diplomatic means.
At the Security Company in Ivory Coast, my late father
deposited the trunk box as a bonded shipment and he
declared it as family treasures.My father made me the
beneficiary of the deposit.
Meanwhile,not too long we returned from Ivory Coast,
my father died.After the burial rights, my late
father's brothers came to the house to inform me that
my late father willed all his properties to them.With
this stupid news they brought me, l decided to take
them to court.Every time we go to court for
hearing,the court ends up adjoining the case.The court
ordered that nobody should touch the properties until
the case is decided.And this is the second year
running.I am at the moment living in Ivory Coast for
the fear that my uncles can attempt to kill me.
My father was a big time diamond dealer, he started
having difficulties with bank transactions in respect
of making deposits and receiving payments for diamonds
purchased by his customers because of the United
Nation's embargo on diamonds from West Africa at that
time.Because of the problem my father started storing
cash in the house.
The problem l am faced with now, is how to get this
money out of Ivory Coast to a stable country where l
can have the money secured in a bank.The worst of all
is that, l can not at this time declare the true
content of the deposit to the Security Company since
my late father did not declare it at the time of
deposit. And with the rebel problem this country is
faced with at the moment, l can be killed because of
the money.So right now, l am looking for a foreign
partner that can assist me in getting this money out
of Ivory Coast to a safe country.
That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total
money amount, and another 5% in case of any other
necessary expenses you might incure during and after
this transaction.
Mind you,try your best possible to negotiate for me
some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risk free which I can invest with this money
after retrieving the consignments that contain the
money out of the company and immediate transferred to
your designated account, personally I am interested in
estate management and hotel business, please advise.
I wait to hear from you.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Ade Momoh
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