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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: "steve themba" <stevethemba30@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:51:54 +0200
Subject: Mr. Steve Themba.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please I am Mr. Steve Themba, the son of late chief Omega Themba from Sierra
Leone. I got your contact from the Information Centre in South Africa. My
sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you. I
am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to
transfer our funds of Ten million united states dollars ($10,000,000.00) now
in the custody of a bank here in South Africa to your private account as our
late father's business partner.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY:
My late Father, chief Omega Themba, a native of Mende 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's over draft and minor sales
before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major John
Kone 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 Sister
and myself to be evacuated to South Africa with our personal effects and the
box containing items. My Father deposited the fund 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 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
because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan
Kabbah. As a result of my father's death, and with the news of my uncles
involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival.
Our only hope for now is in the funds my late Father deposited. To this
effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways,
(1) To assist me claim this fund from the Bank as co-beneficiary.
(2) To transfer this money in your name to your country.
(3) To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf
in your country and under your good directives as the caretaker.
(4) To secure a college for my little sister in your country to further her
education. And to make arrangement for our travel with you to your country
after we have transferred the funds.
Note: All the documents issued upon the deposit of the funds is in my
custody. For your assistance I beg to concede 20 % of this money to you for
your effort and kind assistance. Honestly this transaction is 100% risk free
and most be treated seriously/ confidentially for security reasons.
Please include your telephone and fax numbers for easy communications and to
enable me forward all the important documents that back up this transaction
if necessary. I advise that you respond to by email and aswell call me.
Thanks and God bless.
Mr. Steve Themba.
+27 73 000 7299.
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