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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: "Marian Kalabi" <mariankala@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: mariankala@terra.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:58:34 +0100
Subject: Please help me!!!
Greetings,
I must say it my pleasure to send you this email, Please pardon me if I
have introduced on your privacy, how are you doing, I hope you are Doing
fine, if so glory be to God, I am Marian and my Brother name is Terry we are
the children of the late Chief Joseph Kalabi of Sierra Leone, a Country in
WEST AFRICA. My father is Also former MINISTER of TRANSPORT and
COMMUNICATIONS and one time DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER in Sierra Leone. My
father and mother were killed by some hired assassins. They where shot dead
on April 17th 2006. In a cold Bloody Coup,He was betrayed by his business
partners because of his wealth.The assassins made away with some large
quantity of DIAMONDS in the house, and my parents also privately selling
large quantity of DIAMONDS abroad. You can verify this from SIERRA LEONE
EMBASSY in your country.
I and my brother escaped to a hide out in Sudan,it all came to an existence
That we could not feed so we decided to come down to the refugee camp Here
in Ghana to enable us mix up with the refugees to make us live Like brothers
and sisters. Since we came to the camp the Ghana Government has been doing a
very Great work by sending the refugees items to feed on, that is how we
Have been surviving here in the camp.While the Ghana Government sent The
Executive Member of Attorney Income Movement of Ghana (AIM) to the refugee
camp on assignment, so fortunately we saw our late father lawyer among them
and he told us that they Came to the camp to search for the next of kin
which their parent Deposited money in any Security company or Banks here in
Ghana , my late fathers name was among The list of people that deposited
money in one of the security company in Ghana
He said we should look for someone genuine and reliable person that Can
stand as a father and as my late father foreign beneficiary so that the
funds can be released and transferred to him/her, because our parent said
the money Should be kept for safekeeping and onward transfer.And 1 Trunk box
containing about (US$15,300,000.00).it was deposited in the security
company,The lawyer also told us that in the time of the deposit of the funds
my late father sign a contract bond with the security company not to release
the funds to any of his family member without a foreign beneficiary that is
the reason why I and my Brother needed your assistance.
Please the lawyer said I should not include the following;
1, The name of the security company.
2. Lawyers contacts.
Please I want you to stand in this chance so you can help us get this funds
out of the security company, so you have to get back to me so that I can
send You the (2) items not included in my mail to you for further
Information and for good understanding.
Please I will like you to keep my email address confidential, this Is
because of security reason.
I hope to hear from you soon,
Thanks In Anticipation.
Yours Truly,
Marian Kalabi. (for the entire family)
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