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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: "COLMAN KOROMA" <colmankoromas@zwallet.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 16:44:36 +0200
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST
From : Colman Koroma
Email : colmankoromas@zwallet.com
The President,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
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I am Colman Koroma from Sierra Leone. I am the son
of late Dantata Koroma the former chairman/board of
director or Sierra Leone Diamond Milling Cooperaton.
During the war in my country my father was shot by
the rabels of Foday Sankoh of the capital city, Free
Town. After his death, my mother escaped from the
country.
As a result of my discrete search for a reliable
Foreign Partner, I am delighted to you based on a
profile conviction about your experience in offshore
investment program, Which I got from chambers of
commerce and industry here in Spain.
I now decided to write you that I need your
assistance to help me invest my money in yuor country.
Infact, I left my country with a reasonable amount of
money which belongs to my late father. I managed to
leave my country with the sum of(US$35M),Thirty Five
Million US Dollars, Which is here in Europe as well.
Hoping that you will respond to my call to assist me
in investing this money, Because I am totally ignore
of investment and I was in school when the war broke
out in my country.
20% of the total sum is mapped out for your
assistance,cooperation and any miscellaneous expenses
that we incur during the process of transferring
this money to your country. Moreover it is risk free
in this transaction, I am presently 25years of age and
should not safekeeping till I am convinced that you
can accomodate the money.
The bottom line is that we need to meet in Spain to
arrange on the relocation of the fund to your country.
Please send me a reply as soon as you receive my
message to enable me finalize with security company
where I deposited the money.
Best Regards,
Colman Koroma.
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