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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: "ndanema pius" <piussister2@student.com>
Reply-To: pius_sister@ubbi.com
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:12:46 +0100
Subject: Dearest One,
Dearest One,
My name is pius and my Sister name shirley we are the children of Late
General micheal ndanema the former Director of military inteligence and
special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining
coperation( SLDMC ). We are contacting you to seek your good assistance to
transfer and invest (USD 15 million) belonging to our late father which is
deposited in a bank here in Abidjan.
This money is revenues from solid minirals and dimonds sales which were
under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out. Following the
break out of the war, almost all government offices, coperations and
parastatals were attacked and vandalized.
The SLDMC was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions
of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attacked our fathers
office, many top government officials and senior army officers were
assasinated and our father was a key target because of his very sensitive
military possition and appointment in the SLDMC. Regreatably, our father was
captured and murdered along with his brother in cool blood during a
mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official residence in freetown was
armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader. Our mother sustainded
very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely and painfuldeath
in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast.
Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives or
any body to care for us atour tender ages. Before our mother died, she told
us that our father deposited some money which he made from diamond sales and
contracts in a bank here in Ivory Coast and that we should pray and find a
trust worthy foreign business partner who would help us to transfer and
invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.
She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and then
settle down abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the deposit and
then told us that our father used my name as the only son to deposit the
money in the bank. She told us that this is the reason why we came to Ivory
Coast. My mother died after wards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.
I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with
the Manager ofInternational remittance who assured me that everything is
intact and promised to help us transfer this money to my fathers foreign
partners bank account as soon as weprovide our fathers partners foreign bank
account for them. However, the manager is very concerned because of our age.
I am 19 years why my younger sister is 16 years and as such advised that we
should look for a matured person that will represent me at the bank.
If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that you
will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the bank. Please
note that we will offer you 15% of the total money as compensation for your
noble assistance in accodiance with my mothers advise. I am interested in
any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your
country and you would also get a school for me, my little sister so that we
can finish our college education.
We are hoping to hear your urgent response.
Thank you and may God bless you and your dear family. Thanks
Yours Children
pius And Shirley.
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