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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: neol ogunu <neol_ogunu@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:20:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello---please i need your help
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have fast and pray and i believe God has shown me your name and i believe you will look into this and help me and my family.
My Name is Neol Ogunu.The eldest son of the late chief Joseph Ogunu, who was the then owner of Ogunu's diamond coporation in my country (the war zone) Sierraleon before he was killed.late Chief Ogunu was a very rich and traditional African , who made a lot of money from the sales of diamonds, and crude oil.Before he died he deposited $45m with a safe house called Consolidated Safe Limited, and my mane was used as the next of kin over here in west coast of Africa, Ghana.
He kept the money in two trunk boxes before he made the deposit, and the content were registerd as family valuables not cash, as not to raise an eye brow on him.My late father, chief Joseph Ogunu happend to sell diamonds,and crude oil to foreign buyers on shore before he was killed.This way he made fortune to himself.
On the 22 day of nov,2003 he was on his way back from shore when he was attacked with his men by some pirate who took all they had, and trying to fight back as a strong African he was shot.One of his men who was half dead drifted away to the other side of the river who was later rescude by some good (samaritan)fisher men.He later came to tell us what had happend to them all.
Before the death of my late father, we had already flew from our country to Abidjan because of the civil war, and after the death of my late father, my late father lawyer brought to us some vital documents stating my father kept $45m with a company known as Consolidated Safe in Ghana.Immidiatley, we rush to Ghana for the cliam of the treasure, and we were told to provide other document provingto them that I am the next of kin,death certificate of my father and some relevant documents from the high court.
This documents were later provided upon,but there was no way we could cliam the boxes since my late father had already registerd the boxes unexpress transfer to leave Africa before he died.
I am a young man of 23 years of age, I do not have any business idea, and it's a pit my mother cannot speak english hence I need your assistance to help us, stand as a foreign partner who will help us receive and invest this huge sum wisely out side of Africa.
My mother, and I is willing to give out 25% (Twenty Five Percent) of the total funds if you are willing to assist us.Please call me on reply to my email address(m-d-family@hotmail.com).My number is +233-243-821-482
Yours Faithfully,
Neol Ogunu.
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