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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: "ABUBAKAR KAMARA" <abukamaraa@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abukamarabuk@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:33:32 +0100
Subject: Mr Abubakar Kamara.
Dear Sir,
May the blessing of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and
sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help.
I am Abubakar Kamara,the only Son of Mr. Sieka Kamara Former Personal
Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and Natural Resources
in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country Sierra-Leone.I am
writing to express my interest in real estate or landed properties in
your country.Though some months ago before the peace pact in my country,
my father and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday
Sankoh during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the
village of Izumba, were the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the
convoy killing my father and some of his colleagues who were on their
way to the diamond mining zone.Following the peace pact that was
introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back.Before his
untimely death, he instructed me to leave the
country for my safety and start up a business somewhere out side
Africa.
He reviewed to me of a deposit of one diplomatic box which he concealed
with one of the private security company here in dakar containing
US$9.5M (Nine million, five hundred thousand united states dollars) declared
as family valuables,
Actually, I have never met you before, it was a friend of my fathers
who happened to be present at his burial that advised me to consider your
country for my investments. After due consideration, I started
searching the web side where I got your email address. No one else is aware of
my proposal to you. Due to social, economic and political instability
in west African region, I decided to seek your assistance in transfering
this money to your position for investment purposes. I have all the
vital documents that covers the deposit which could be faxed to you upon
request.
Please note that Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust
and confidence between both parties. This transaction is risk free .
I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.
Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal
through my e.mail address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this
transaction through.However, if you are not disposed to assist, kindly
distroy this letter to protect the identity and confidentiality of the
parties involved.
I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted
you is not okay with you,do not hestiate to tell me and provide another
address where i will be contacting you.A good percentage awaits you for
your assistance.
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convinent time.
Yours Sincerely,
Abubakar Kamara.
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