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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: "Mr Jim Simbo." <simbo_jim@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: simbo_jim1@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 05:31:48 +1000
Subject: Mail From Mr Jim Simbo & Sister
Dear,
CONFIDENTIAL
Compliment of the day!
With the good reference made of your esteemed personal/office by the
Chamber of commerce here in Dakar Senegal, I hereby wish to commence
talks with you on a high confidential level.
I am Mr. Jim Simbo presently a political refugee in Dakar Senegal the
son of the former MINISTER OF FINANCE of SIERRA LEONE, Mr. Mike Simbo
a Gold dealer.
During the recent crisis in my country, my late father was captured
and Killed by the rebels who accused him of miss-appropriation of
funds and Embezzlement. Shortly after his death, I and the rest of
the family escaped to Senegal West Africa region for safety.
He [my late father] left some document with me indicating consignment
of money deposit here in Senegal before his death, which the content
US $10.5Million United States Dollars}.I and my family are soliciting
for your personal assistance with top arrange and to receive this money
on behalf of my family and ensure that the money is utilized wisely in
a country of stable Economy like your Country.
The purpose of the money will be for a viable investment after we have
collected the money from the Company here. The money was deposited for
safe-keeping and your assistance is required because our status as
political refugee does not permit us to handle large sum of money here,
and you will also be accepted to provide us with information on
investment opportunities in your country. We do not wish to contact any
of my late father's business comrades/partner because we do not know who
exactly caused his death.
I and my family reason of contacting you is for your co-operation for
you to assist the family in the removing of the fund out of the Company
inyour favour and ours as well. Moreover, to help us use the Fund
carefully for investment.
The entire necessary document is at my reach. With confidence in you as
A trust-worthy person to act in good faith! I will introduce you to an
attorney as my father's foreign partner who will assist you with legal
proceedings.
Since your particulars will appear on every vital document as the owner
of the fund this transaction will attract 30% for the assist you are
rendering. Please reply to simbo_jim2@yahoo.fr
I look forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Mr Jim Simbo.
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