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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: yao pierre <yao_pierre_20000@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 07:56:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WE NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE
Dear Respectful,
Before reading my proposal, please note that the
transaction is serious and its of genuine intention.
This transaction is about cash, and it's in the amount of
Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(USD$10 500.000.00).
I implore you to excuse us of any embarrassment this
letter might cause you, as we have not met before.My name
is YAO PIERRE from Sierra Leone. Before l didn't have
any problem, until l lost my father two years ago.
He was a big time diamond dealer, his business was
flourishing until the United Nation placed embargo on
diamonds from West Africa. When the embargo was enforced,
my father started having problems with bank transactions
in respect of making deposits and receiving payments for
diamonds purchased by his customers.
Because of the problem he started storing cash in the
house. One morning, he left as usual with his men to the
diamond mining area of Sierra Leone. While there,they were
attacked by rebels; during the attack, my father was shot.
He did not die, he was rushed to the hospital where the
bullets were removed. My dad returned home after a few
days feeling well and okay.
But two months later, my father became sick. His situation
deteriorated so much that he couldn't carry on with his
work anymore. One day,he told me to prepare myself that we
have to travel to Europe, that he has to deposit the money
(USD$10 500.000.00) in a Security Company in Europe for
safe keeping. We then arranged for a quick travel.
The money was arranged in a trunk box and shipped to
Europe by diplomatic means.
At the Security Company in Europe, my father deposited the
trunk box as a bonded shipment and he declared it as
family treasures. My father made me the beneficiary of the
deposit.
Not too long we returned from Europe, my father died.
After the burial rights, my late father's brothers came to
the house accusing my mother of masterminding my father's
death in order to inherit his wealth.With this accusation,
they drove my mother and her children (my sister and l)
away from the house. They did not allow us take anything
out of the house. We then went to my mother's family house
to live there.
My mother went through every day in sorrow, little did we
know that she could take her own life. We returned to the
house one day to meet her on the ground dead; she
committed suicide. It was really painful. After this
period, things became very difficult for us, and with the
on going war, we had to travel to Ivory Coast as refugees.
We have since been in Ivory Coast on refugee status.
I am writing you to please see how possible it is for you
to assist claim the box from the security company in
Europe. We really have to get out of this financial
crises. I and my sister needs the money to live a better
life. If you would help us, please contact me by sending
me a mail through this email address (yao_pierre_2000@yahoo.it)
Thank you and God bless.
YAO PIERRE AND SISTER
- yao pierre
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