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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: "collins" <collins@webmail.alfa.com.lb>
Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 13:58:48 +0200
Subject: YOUR HELP
Dear,
please I am Collins Williams, the only son of late chief
Alfred Williams from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from
the Ecowas Infomation Center in Côte d'Ivoire. My sources
of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely
on you. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to
seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Ten million
dollars ($10,000,000) now in the custody of a BANK here in
Abidjan to your private account pending ourarrival
to your country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY My late father, chief Alfred Williams, a
native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra
Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone mining
co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father.
This money was the income accrued from mining co-operation's
over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war
between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the
combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that
almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal
from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan
Kabbah
by the rebels.
My father had already made arrangement for his family, my
mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box
containing team. My father deposited the fund for the safe
custody until after the war when he will join us. During the
war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting
of public andGovernment properties by the rebel forces, the
sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the targets looted and
destroyed.
My father including other top Government functionaries Were
attacked and killed by the rebels because of hisrelationship
with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a
result of my father death, and with the news of my uncles
involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of
survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart
failure and other related complications of which she later
died in the hospital After we must have spent a lot of money
on her. Now my younger sister and myself are alone in this
strange country suffering without any care or help. Without
any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans.
Our only hope now is in fund our father deposited in the
BANK To this effect, I humblysolicit your assistance in the
followings ways.
-To assist me claim this fund from the BANK as
foreign partner/beneficiary.
-To transfer this money in your name to your country.
-To make a good arrangement for a joint business
investment on our behalf in your country and you,
the caretaker.
-To secure a college for my little sister and my self
in your country to further our education.
-And to make arrangement for our travel with you to your
country after you have transferred this fund. Most
importantly, The whole documents issued to my late father
after deposit are all in my custody.
Please e-mail me immediately you recieve this mail for a
brief discussion and more information.
I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks and may Allah bless you.
Best regard.
COLLINS WILLIAMS
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