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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: "Sankoh Suzan" <sankoh011@gala.net>
Reply-To: sankohsuzan@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:17:14 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS SUZAN SANKOH
FROM MRS SUZAN SANKOH
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVôIRE
WEST AFRICA DEAREST ONE,
I AM MRS SUZAN SANKOH THE WIFE OF LATE CHEIF ANDREW SANKOH,THE OWNER OF TWO
GOLD FIELDS IN SEIRRA LEONE THAT WAS LATER TAKEN OVER FROM US BY THE
GOVERNMENT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS MADE THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINES BEFORE THE
REBELFORCES ATTACKED HIM AND TOOK IT OVER. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH AFTER
HAVING A DESPERATE SEARCH AS A REPUTABLE PERSON WHO CAN HELP ME TO MANAGE
OUR INHERITED FUND IN A GOOD BUSINESS UNTIL MY SON DAVID IS ABLE TO TAKE
OVER.
DEAREST ONE,AS A BUSY PERSON, I PRAY YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CONSENT
TO MY PLIGHT AND PROPOSAL I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIDE IN YOU THAT I INHERITED A
TOTAL SUM OF $23.000.000.USD(TWENTY - THREE MILION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
FROM MY LATE HUSBAND (CHIEF ANDREW SANKOH ) WHO WAS KILLED BY THE REBEL
SOLDIERS IN SIERRA-LEONE.
THIS MONEY WAS MOVED DOWN TO ABIDJAN ( COTE D'IVOIRE )WITH INSTRUCTION TO
TRANSFER THE CONSIGNMENT TO LONDON OR BUDAPEST AND HOLLAND COLLECTING CENTER
AND DEPOSITED IN A PRIME SECURITY FIRM BY MY LATE HUSBAND UNDER A SPECIAL
SECRET ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH HE DECLARED THE CONSIGNMENT AS FAMILY VALUABLUES
AND WITH THE HOPE OF INVESTING IT LATER,BUT THE SUDDEDN DEATH COULD NOT
ALLOW HIM.
AFTER HIS SUDDEN DEATH WE DISCOVERED A COPY OF THE WILL HE MADE IN WHICH HE
STATED THAT THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS MONEY, THOUGH DECLARED AS FAMILY VALUABLES
FOR SECURITY REASON.I AND MY SON DAVID DECIDED TO SEEK REFUGE IN IVORY COAST
FOR A WHILE, BUT WE ARENOW LOOKING FOR A TRUSTED PARTNER IN OVERSEAS WHOSE
ACCOUNT CAN ACCOMODATE THIS MONEY, AND CAN BE COVENIENTLY DEPOSITED FOR
INVESTMENT AND MANAGMENT ON OUR BEHALF AND FOR US TO ALSO COME OVER TO STAY
IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT AND RELY IN YOU BECAUSE,WE HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST
THIS MONEY INTO GOOD BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY, BASED ON ITS
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.MYSEIF AND MY SON DAVID HAVE AGREED THAT
YOU WILL BE THE ONLY PARTNER AND FUND MANAGER IN THIS REGARD.I AM BY THIS
EMAIL MESSAGE SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS RESPECT. YOU ARE THEREFORE
REQUESTED TO ARRANGE FOR A POSSIBLE WAY THIS MONEY COULD BE MOVE TO YOUR
COUNTRY ,EVEN IF IT MAY REQUIRE YOUR COMING DOWN HERE IN IVORY COAST TO MEET
ME AND MY SON DAVID.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR RENDERING
THIS ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE ALSO EARMARKED 5% FOR EXPENSES LIKE
TRAVELLING.HOTEL BILLS e.t.c,10% TO BE IN A SEPRATE ACCOUNT FOR ME AND MY
SON DAVID, WHILE THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR THE FAMILY'S INVESTMENT ,
WITH YOU AS A PARTNER AND TRUSTEE.PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL MESSAGE AT YOUR
EARLIEST CONVENIENT TIME THROUGH MY EMAIL INDICATING OR MY PRIVATE EMAIL (
sankohsuzan@ymail.com) YOUR WILLINGNESS. HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOD BLESS.
YOURS SINCERELY
SUZAN SANKOH
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