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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: Tomm <sandale@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: tomone_01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:02:36 -0700
Subject: From Mrs. Felicia Tomillah
Good Day
My name is Mrs. Felicia Tomillah, from the Northern Province of Sierra
Leone. I am the widow of the Late Mr. Fredrick Tomillah, the managing
director of Sierra Leone diamond mining co-operation. I am currently living
in a refugee centre. At the moment, my family has been unfortunate to find
ourselves caught up in a very obstinate position. I know you will be
astonished to receive this letter, but it is of paramount importance to me
and my family.
In any case, I am about to put my fate and the fate of my whole family in
your hands, if you can help us, it will also be of enormous benefit to you
too. This matter requires extreme confidence, truthfulness, integrity and
most essential, privacy. It is only through the above that my family and I
will be assured of our safety. This deplorable situation led to the murder
of my husband and only daughter and the displacement of my family.
My late husband of blessed memory was cruelly murdered by the rebels; he was
murdered with my only daughter. But my two sons and I managed to flee, with
the help of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). My late husband,
before his untimely death, however made me aware of a box containing a large
sum of money which he smuggled out at the start of the war to a security
company in Madrid. (The security company does not know the real contents of
the box. He registered it in the name of my son as family arts and
monuments) He also gave me the certificate of deposit and receipt issued to
him by the security company, which I still have in my possession.
The setback I have is that as a person in exile, the immigration law does
not allow us to open or hold operate bank account in London and I do not
want to seek the assistance of just anybody for fear of being duped or
defraud of our only livelihood, I have sold almost all my jewelleries to try
to sustain us, hence our condition at the refugee camp is immensely
pitiable.
You are however, required is to give us your full name, telephone and fax
numbers and contact address so that I can secure a Power of Attorney in your
favour that would enable you contact the security company as the beneficiary
of the box. You can then move the funds to your bank account after the box
must have been released to you. In order to make it worth your while, we
will give you part of the money. We have also map out five percent of the
whole sum for any expenses that you may incurred during the transaction
process which includes your traveling fee, we intend to put in the remaining
part of the money on your advice in any profitable ventures in your country,
you may even act as our financial adviser if you are so willing.
If you want to help, you should contact my son James Tomillah who recently
got a job in one of the local firms here in London on his email address :(
tomone_01@yahoo.co.jp) We are looking forward to your urgent reply, as I
believe that fate has brought us together.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Felicia Tomillah
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