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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: "John Kamani" <kamani.john@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 21:44:25 +0530
Subject: From: John Kamani
From: John Kamani
Abidjan Coted'Ivore
West Africa.
Attn:
Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a business relationship with
you. I am John Kamani, the only son of late Dr Vincent Kamani And I am 21
years of age. My father was very wealthy Gold/Diamond dealer in Freetown,
the economic capital of Sierra Leone. My father was poisoned to death by his
close business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was 12 years old and since then my father took me so
special. Before the death of my father on February 6th 2002, in a private
hospital in Freetown, he secretly called me by his bed side and told me that
he has the sum of Fifteen million dollars (USD 15.000.000) in the general
trust/security Company in EUROPE, and he used my name as the next of kin
when he deposited the money. He warned me that because of envy that he was
poisoned by his close
associates.
He also advised me to seek for a foreigner in a country of my choice so that
those associates will not hurt me as they have succeeded in poisoning him.
Dear, I honorably seek your assistance in the following ways: 1-To to stand
as my late father business partner so that this fund will be release to you
in your country. 2-To help me arrange for better establishment. 3-To help me
for visa to your country after this fund have been release to further my
education. Dear, I am ready to offer you 15% of the total money for your
help.
But if may be you are not in better position to help. Please let me know.
So that I can look for another helper. I am here to let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free. Looking forward to your kind reply and May
God bless you. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME TRUE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (
johnkamanioneson@yahoo.com)
Sincerely Yours.
John Kamani
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