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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: "lisa bamba" <lisa_bamba201@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:02:23 +0200
Subject: from lisa
FROM:LISA BAMBA
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.
PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS MY EMAIL
ADDRESS:lisa_bamba201@yahoo.it
DEAREST ONE,
MY NAME IS LISA BAMBA NATIONALITY SIERRA
LEONE. AM 22YEARS OLD STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY.
I LOST MY FATHER MONTHS AGO HE WAS KILLED BY REBEL
GROUP OF MR.WILLIAMS GUEI DURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
IN MY COUNTRY.MY LATE FATHER WAS FORMER PERSONAL
ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESENT MINISTER FOR MINES AND
NATURAL RESOURCES IN-CHARGE OF DIAMOND PRODUCTION
SALES IN MY COUNTRY SIERRA LEONE.UNFORTUNATELY SOME
MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE PEACE PACT IN MY COUNTRY,MY
FATHER AND HIS COLLEAGUES WERE KILLED BY REBEL GROUP
OF MR.WILLIAMS GUEI DURING AN INSPECTION VISIT TO THE
RICH DIAMOND MINING AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF
IZUMBA,WHERE THE REBELS LAID AN AMBUSH AND OPEN FIRE
ON CONVOY KILLING MY FATHER AND SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES
WHO WHEE ON THEIR WAY TO THE DIAMOND MINING ZONE.
FOLLOWING THE PACT THAT WAS INTRODUCE BY THE UNITED
NATION KEEPING FORCE SOME MONTHS BACK.
I DEEM IT FIT TO SAY THAT IT IS RIGHT TIME FOR ME TO
LEAVE THE COUNTRY FOR SAFETY AND FOR USA OR ANY OTHER
STABLE ECONOMIC BLOC WITH THE US$ 10,000,000.00( TEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)DEPOSITED BY MY LATE
FATHER IN BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE ON MY NAME AS
THE NEXT OF KIN.IN FACT IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE
INFORMATION WILLBE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.I
AM IN COTE D'IVOIRE. SINCE PAST THREE MONTHS. IT IS MY
DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT
BETRAY ME.
NOW I AM SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE
THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.
HOWEVER, WHAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD
ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO
YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE I AM INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF
BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY I AM ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO
YOU . I REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE
FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE
YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. 5%
FOR ANY EXPENCESS.THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE
PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GENUITY TO ME FOR ME TO HAVE
YOU AS A PARTNER.
SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER
THAT THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS
IN HERITANCE AND LAST HOPE
IN GOD WE TRUST.
LISA BAMBA
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