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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: "simon kabana" <simonkabana04@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:11:47 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL Please reply this mail through simonkabana@hotmail.com

FROM:MR SIMON KABANA
E-Mail:simonkabana@hotmail.com


ATTN:

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL.FIRST,I
MOST INTRODUCE MY SELF .I AM MR SIMON KABANA FROM THE DIAMOND-RICH
DISTRICT OF SIERRA LEONE AND MY FATHER, THE FORMER SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE
RECENT HEAD OF STATE OF SIERRA LEONE,MAJOR JONNY KOROMA.DURING THE WAR
BETWEEN OUR FORCES LED BY EX-HEAD OF STATE,MAJOR JOHNNY KOROMA,AND THE WEST
AFRICAN ALLIEDFORCES(ECOMOG)AT THIS POINT,THE KEY OFFICERS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION STARTED MAKING FRANTIC EFFORTS ON HOW TO LEAVE SIERRA LEONE
SAFELY BY SHARING THE PROCEEDS/MONEY FROM THIS DIAMOND TRADE.IN VIEW OF THE
FACT THAT MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE KEY OFFICERS OF THE THEN ADMINISTRATION
AND IN –LAW TO MAJOR JOHNNY KOROMA,HE SUCEEDED IN GETTING THE SUM OF
US$30,MILLION (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) .MY FATHER MADE
ARRANGEMENT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY THROUGH DEPLOMATIC MEANS TO SOUTH AFRICA
WHERE I AM PRESENTLY LIVING AS ASYLUM SEEKER.


UNFORTUNATELY ,MY FATHER DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF EXILE
IN SOUTH AFRICA.AUTOMATICALLY, I AM NOW IN TOTAL POSSESION OF THE MONEY AS
THE NEXT OF KIN.UPON OUR ARRIVALIN SOUTH AFRICA AND AFTER DUE
CONSULTATION,MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY
FOR SECURITY REASONS AS CODED.THE ACTUIAL CONTENTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO
THEM (SECURITY COMPANY)HIS /HER ACCOUNT OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA AS THE STRICT
MONETARY LAWS HERE DO NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS CERTAIN FINANCIAL RIGHTS

I WILL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TRASACTION
AND HOPING THAT YOU WILL REMAIN TRUSTWORTHY.FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND
ASSISTANCE.I HAVE PLANNEDTO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE 5% WILL BE
SET ASIDE FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION ,AND I WILL KEEP
65% FOR MY INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100% RISK FREE FOR I HAVE MADE SOLID ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SMOOTH CONCLUSION
OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS SUCH THE ONLY THING I ASK IS YOUR ASSURANCE TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND HONESTY THAT MY OWN PART OF THE
MONEY WILL BE SAFE WHEN TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT .I WOULD ALSO WISH THAT
YOU KEEP THIS PROPOSAL HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
ASSITING ME ,SEND MAIL TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARD

MR SIMON KABANA

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