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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: "Martha Pujeh" <marthapujeh2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 07:48:24 -0500
Subject: BENEFICIAL ASSISTANCE
ATTENTION:
Thank you for taking the time to read this mail. My name is Mrs. MARTHA
PUJEH, from Diamond rich country district of Bombali in Northern Province of
Sierra Leone. I am the widow of the Late Mr.MOMOH PUJEH, the managing
director of Sierra Leone diamond mining co-operation and transport minister.
I am currently living in a refugee center in London, UK. My family and I
have been unfortunate to find ourselves caught up in a very difficult
situation in London. I know you will be surprise to receive this message,
but it is of utmost importance to me and my family.
Anyway, I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny of my whole
dependants on your shoulder if you can help us, it will also be of immense
benefit to you too. This transaction demands utmost trust, honesty,
integrity and most important, secrecy. It is only through the above that my
family and I will be assured of our security.This regrettable situation led
to the killing of my husband and only daughter and the displacement of my
family.
During the brutal civil war in my country Sierra Leone, my late husband of
blessed memory was brutally murdered by the rebels led by Mr. Foday
Sankoh,he was murdered with my only daughter (Nina). But my two sons (Greg &
Daniel) and I managed to escape to UK, through the help of the International
Rescue Committee (IRC).But before my late husband's death, he drew my
attention to a box containing about twelve million US dollars ($12 Million)
which he smuggled out at the start of the war to a security company in
Spain, Europe. (The security company does not know the real contents of the
box. He registered it in the name of my son Greg Pujeh as family art and
monuments) He also gave me the certificate of deposit and receipt issued to
him by the security company, which I still have in my possession.
The problem I have is that as a refugee, the immigration law does not allow
us to open or hold operate bank account in London and I do not want to seek
the assistance of just anybody for fear of being duped or defraud of our
only livelihood, I have sold almost all my jewelries to keep body and soul
together, hence the British Government is not really taking care of us.
What is required of you is to give us your full name,telephone and fax
numbers and contact address so that I can secure a Power of Attorney in
your favour that would enable you contact the security company as the
beneficiary of the box. You can then transfer the funds to your bank account
after the box must have been released to you. In order to make it
worthwhile, we will give you part of the money. We have also map out 5% of
the principal sum for any expenses that you may incurred during the
transaction process which includes your traveling expenses, we intend to
invest the remaining part of the money on your advice in any lucrative
business ventures in your country, you may even act as our financial adviser
if you are so disposed.
If you want to help, you can contact my son Greg Pujeh who recently got a
job in one of the local firms here in London on his email address
:(pujehgreg22@yahoo.co.uk) I am looking forward to your immediate response,
as I believe that destiny has brought us together.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Martha Pujeh
Please visit the following web pages for further information on the
SierraLeone war.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sl.html
http://www.hrw.org/reports98/sierra/
http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sierraleone/sierraleone_photos.htm
http://www.theirc.org/Sierra%20Leone/
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sankoh1.html
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