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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 FAMILY" <sankoh_frank@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sankoh_family@jumpy.it
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 03:08:58 +0000
Subject: STRICKLY COMFIDENTIAL..
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY CONTACTING
YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENIUNE APPROVAL I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM FRANK SANKOH JNR FROM REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA IN AFRICA. I WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST
AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM THE FIRST SON OF MR JOSEPH SANKOH,WHO WAS THE
FORMER MINISTER OF DIAMOND MINING CO-OPERATIONS IN MY COUNTRY. MY FATHER WAS ATTACKED AND
SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TO HIS HOUSE, THE CAPITAL CITY ALONG WITH MY SISTER.MY SISTER DIED
ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR
MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICH HE LATER DIED .
ABOUT TEN MONTHS NOW BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING FOURTYFIVE
MILLION U S DOLLARS & DIAMONDS IN ANOTHER TRUNK BOX.WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY
IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING. MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY
COMPANY,HE DEPOSITED IT AS ART WORKS FOR EXPORT.TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS.
FOR YOUR FORIEGN ASSISTANCE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER MRS ALICIA SANKOH HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU
TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IF THE CONSIGNMENT CAN BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND
CUSTODY ABROAD.WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH
I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM
YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS VERY VERY CONFIDENTIAL.SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX FOR MORE
INFORMATIONS.
BEST REGARDS,
FRANK SANKOH JNR.
00233 244 059 334
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