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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: "Fortune & Binta" <fortune_binta@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fortuneandbinta@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:56:15 +0200
Subject: Hello From Fortune & Binta
Hello and good day my dear,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to my condition with my sister here , i and my sister is looking for someone who is faithful and trusted to help us transfer the money in your country for a good investment. I am Mr Fortune and my sister Binta from the Sierra Leone, now seeking for refuge under the(UNHCR)United Nation High Commission for refuge with my sister.I got your contact during a desperate search for a possible transaction.
My (late) father HON Mr.Fonse Marun, who was the former a diamond dealer of in Sierra Leone before he was killed during the war in my country. And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering ( $5.5 Million dollars ) deposited in the vault in a security and finance house for safety purpose on my name as the only me and my sister of the family and the next of kin .The manager director of the finance house have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and a reliable foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest the funds in his country.i was advice to live where we are now with my mother because i was the next target as the only me and my sister of my family.
Furthermore, we only want this done under your position this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the funds on commencement of this proposed transactions, you will send me and my sister a letter of invitation to enable us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the funds arrive in your country.The company had told us that the funds will be transferred legally to my nominated foreign partner once the process is done.I believe that Almighty God can not come down from heaven to help His children except through somebody. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have decided to invest 45% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during the transfer. I wish to tell you also that I will accept any condition you wi
sh to as you are willing to assist.I will be expecting your reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange ourselves and the contact of the company to you to get intouch with them. . All documents covering the funds are with us here I will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer.i and my sister is sending greetings to you and your family. Please contact me on this email (fortuneandbinta@yahoo.co.uk)
Also, as soon as you receive this massage for more details, please my dear i need your direct contact cell phone so that we can contact you and to discuss with you more. please keep it secret and confidential between you because this money is all our hope . Thanks and God bless you as you do for God says that " you would begin to suceed in life when peoples problem begin to matter to you" .
Yours,
Fortune & Binta Fonse
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