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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: samu wazi <samuwazi_0154@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <samuwazi@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:41:41 +0000
Subject: FROM SAMUWAZI
ASALA'AM ALAIKUM,
I AM SAMU WAZI A SIERRA LEONEAN, BUT PRESENTLY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK AND I NEED YOUR HELP IN A TRANSFER OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT BEFORE HE DIED.
MY FATHER MADE SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH WAS CANCELLED IN A TRUNK BOX AND WAS DEPOSITED WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN IN FAVOR OF HIS FOREIGN PARTNER BEFORE HE DIED, THE AMOUNT IS $8.MILLION IN TOTAL.
MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS IN MY COUNTRY'S GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING UNDER TEJAN KABBAH'S GOVERNMENT, I AM NOW SEEKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AS MY LATE FATHER'S PARTNER TO RECEIVE THE BOX AT HIS/HER ADDRESS SINCE I AM ONLY 22YRS OLD WITHOUT PARENTS AND CAN NOT STAND AS MY FATHER'S PARTNER BEFORE THE COMPANY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED REPLY ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION ON HOW WE CONCLUDE THE SHIPMENT, THEREAFTER YOU WILL HELP ME TO SECURE PAPERS TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.
I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR HELP.
I NEED YOUR DETAILS BELLOW. samuwazi@myway.com
Your Full names:Your Residential Address: Your phone/Fax numbers: Your Age: Your Occupation:
SAMU WAZI
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