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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: josephkante@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:22:40 +0200
Subject: urgent reply
FROM;MR JOSEPH KANTE.Jnr,
JOHANNESBURG REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL+ 27-73-786-8904.
EMAIL ; FAMILYKANTE@YAHOO.COM
Dear Sir.
I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE!! Greetings! It's my pleasure,due respect,t
rust and humility I write to repose my confidendence on you knowing too well ,you won
't disapoint me now or in future.By realizing the mutual benefit which you will
receive from assisting me on this proposal.For the purpose introduction, I am JOSEPH
KANTE,a Sierra Leone National and the son of Late Dr.DANIEL KANTE, of the blessed
memory.
Prior to my father's assassination by the rebel forces loyal to Foday Sankoh,he was
the director general national gold & diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone.
Before my father was assassinated he confinded to my mother that he had the sum of
US$ 31M.[THIRTY ONE MILLION] dollars which he briliantly defaced and lodged as
valuable consignment in a reputable security company in South Africa.
He instructed that we should flee out of Sierra Leone immediately with the lodgement
documents which was issued to him by the security company during the period of
lodging the fore said consignment/money. Before the powerful economic community of
West African states (ECOMOG) forces intervened which eventually resulted into civil
war.
I'and my mother managed to escape to South Africa through the help of my father's
friend who was a member of (RED CROSS SOCIETY). We came into South Africa with this
vital documents.Unfortunatly, two months of our arrival to South Africa my mother
died after a breif illness. Upon the result of this, I am humbly pleading for your
kind assistance to assist me by retriving and making a provission for a reliable and
a safe bank account in your country where we can transfer these fund into for our
future investments.
The above mentioned fund was deposited with the security company .For your information,
my father did not disclosed the real content of the box to the security company
rather he deposited it as a valuable consignment belonging to his oversea business
partner. Meanwhile, I want to leave South Africa entirely with this fund for
investment in your country because of the stable political situation and mostly for
my future. Please I would want you to stand as my father's foreign business partner
who will be forerign beneficiary and who will assist me retrieve and serve as the
guardian of this fund with whom I can plan my future and the best way to invest these
fund wisely in a profitable business .
This is my intention for contacting you. With your good and honest assistance,I have
it in mind to reward you handsomely for your effort with 20% of the total sum and I
also map out 5% for any expence which you may incure for purpose of the transaction.
More so I will appreciate to go into joint venture with you when these fund were
successfully transferred into your bank account. Please upon your interest to assist
me,do not delay to contact me immediately you receive this message through this Email
address:( FAMILYKANTE@YAHOO.COM ] And please ensure that no one else knows about this
money as it is only me yourself and the[Refugee Director] evangelist of the church
where I worship .Please inform me through the above telephone Number immediately you
sent me email.
Thanking you in advance for your assistance as I am looking forward to your ealier
and prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
JOSEPH KANTE.
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