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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: "Victor and Linda Camara." <victor_c75@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: victor_c76@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:34:14 +0200
Subject: REPLY OUR MAIL.
ATTN:DEAR,
I KNOW THIS PROPOSAL LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY FORMAL ACQUATANCE BEFORE, BUT ALL THE SAME I WOULD WANT YOU FOR THE SAKE OF GOD TO GIVE THIS AN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE SECURITY OF OUR LIVE AND POSSESSION IS AT STAKE.
I AM VICTOR CAMARA A 24 YEARS OLD BOY FROM SIERRA LEONE BUT PRESENTLY DOMICILED IN ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE WITH MY ONLY SISTER LINDA CAMARA THAT IS NOW 20 YEARS OLD.MY FATHER COL.RAYMOND CAMARA WHO, BEFORE HIS UNTIMMELY ASSASSINATION BY THE REBELS WAS THE DIRECTOR OF SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND CORPORATION (SLDC)AND THE DIRECTOR OF RAINBOW DIAMOND AND GOLD (RDG).HE WAS KILLED IN OUR GOVERNMENT RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ALONG SIDE TWO OF MY OTHER BROTHER,TWO HOUSE MAIDS AND ONE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED SECURITY GUARD FORTUNELY FOR ME, AND MY YOUNGER SISTER LINDA AND OUR DEAR LATE MOTHER ROSE,WE WERE ON A WEEKEND VISIT TO OUR HOME TOWN AS WE GOT THE NEWS OF THE TRAGEDY.
WE IMMEDIATELY MANAGED TO RAN INTO A NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE FOR REFUGEE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT,WE LOST OUR DEAR MOTHER ROSE (MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE )AS A RESULT OF WHAT THE DOCTOR CALLED CARDIAC ARREST. AS WE WERE COMING INTO THIS COUNTRY ,WE HAD SOME DOCUMENTS OF A DEPOSIT OF ($8,000,000.00 US DOLLARS)MADE BY MY LATE FATHER WITH MY NAME VICTOR CAMARA AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY.
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER ,HE INTENDED TO USE THIS FUND FOR HIS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION AFTER HIS TENURE IN OFFICE BUT WAS UNFORTUNATELY MURDERED.WE HAD LOCATED THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED WITH THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY AND ESTABLISED OWNERSHIP. PLEASE RIGHT NOW ,WITH THE BITTER EXPERIENCES WE HAD IN OUR COUNTRY AND THE WAR STILL GOING ON ESPECIALLY IN DIAMOND AREA WHICH INCIDENTALLY IS WHERE WE HAIL FROM COUPLED WITH THE INCESSANT POLITICAL UP HEAVALS AND HOSTILITIES IN THIS COUNTRY ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE WE DESIRE SERIOUSLY TO LEAVE HERE AND LIVE THE REST OF OUR LIFE INTO A MORE PEACEFUL LAND POLITICALLY STABLE COUNTRY LIKE YOURS HENCE THIS PROPOSAL AND REQUEST.
WE THEREFORE WISH YOU CAN HELP US IN THE FOLLOWING REGARDS?
1. TO PROVIDE US WITH A GOOD BANK ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO.
2. TO HELP US INVEST THE MONEY INTO A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.FORMAL AND COMFORTABLE STAY IN YOUR COUNTRY
3. TO ASSIST US IN GETTING RESIDENTIAL PERMITS FOR FORMAL AND COMFORTABLE STAY IN YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE TRANSFER.
4. TO ASSIST MY YOUNGER SISTER LINDA TO GET A COLLEGE ADMISSION TO ENABLE HER FUTHER HER EDUCATION.
5. WE DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO BE EXPOSE HEAR IN ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE FOR SECURITY PURPOSE.
THEREFORE FOR THE SAKE OF GOD AND HUMANITY GIVE AN IMMEDIATE POSATIVE CONSIDERATION AND REPLY THROUGH MY EMAIL AND YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME WITH THIS NUMBER 00225 08 188 984, FOR MORE DETAILS.I WILL WILLINGLY AGREE TO ANY SUITABLE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY YOU WILL PROPOSE AS YOUR COMPENSATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOURS,
VICTOR AND LINDA CAMARA.
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