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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: "Douglas Sankoh" <douglascole@globalsecurityfinanceinc.com>
Reply-To: cynsankoh@yahoo.ie
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:44:25 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Sir,
I am DOUGLAS SANKOH, the first SON of
late CHIEF VINCENT SANKOH, from Sierra Leone. I got
your contact from while navigating the internet.
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 Twenty One Million
United States Dollars($21,000,000.00) now in
the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private
account pending our arrival to your country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My late father, chief Vincent Sankoh , 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 younger brother and myself to
be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our
personal effects .
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 and Government properties by the
rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining co-op was one of
the targets looted and destroyed.
My father including other top Government functionaries
were attacked and killed by the rebels in November
1999 because of his relationship 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 the fund our father
deposited in the BANK. To this effect, I humbly
solicit your assistance in the followings ways.
To assist me claim this fund from the BANK as
co-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 with you as
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 to your country
after you have transferred this fund.
Most importantly. The whole documents issued after
deposit is in my custody. For your assistance, I
beg to concede 10% of this money to you for your
assistance .
Best regards
DOUGLAS and CYNTHIA
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