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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: edgarworkson3@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:53:43 +0100
Subject: RE: ( Edgar Workson )
Dear Friend.
Please kindly permit me to inform you of my desire to Establish business
relationship with you. I am a Edgar Workson Kwame the only son of Mr. Moses
Kwame Workson. My father was a very wealthy cocoa and coffee Merchant Based
in Liberia. Please I need your help, since after The incidence that lead
to the death of my father, my Mother died on the 1st November 1990, my father
took Me so special because am motherless and lonely, I know We have not met
before but I am contacting you with due sense of humanity and believe that
we may have a good business relationship.
I am soliciting for an Assistance to move the sum of US$16,100,000 (sixteen
million one hundred Thousand United States dollars) to your country for Investment.
The fund is presently in a security company in Ghana For safety since on
the 12- 2- 1999. My father told me that the real content was not declared
as it was kept as photographic equipment I need you as a partner to Assist
in transferring the fund and provide good Investment plans for it. The fund
will Be under your investment control for three Years During which only the
profit will be shared annually 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for any
expenses that will make I am contacting You in trust believing that we can
have a mutual business relationship.
The deposit contract document shall be sent to you as soon as you indicate
your interest. Send your responds to my alternative mail address: edgarworkson1@yahoo.co.uk.
In addition kindly send to me this following information follow as-: Your
phone and fax number.
Thanks in Anticipation of your response.
Best Regards.
Edgar Workson
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