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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: "WILLIAMS JOHNSON" <williamsjohnsonx4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsjohnson@inbox.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:51:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT MANDATE /KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE
WILLIAMS GOE JOHNSON
BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP
CENTRAL REGION
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
Dear BELOVED ONE,
I believe this email message will meet you in a good condition of health? My
name is Master Williams G. Johnson, from Liberia, West Africa. I write to
inform you of my desire to invest, and to buy a living house in your
country. I am the first Son of Mr. Goe Johnson . my father was a
diamond/gold Merchant in my country.
My father had a bullet shot by the rebels on his way traveling out of my
country with two of my younger brother's due to the present crisis that is
occurring in our country (Liberia). My brother's died on the spot while the
UN peacemaker, keeping force rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital
for medical treatment, of which he later died.Before he died he revealed to
my mother and I about the two silver metallic boxes containing: 200kilogram
of au gold dust and $25.5 million, (Twenty five million and five hundred
thousand U.S dollars),
which he deposited with a security company here in Ghana for safekeeping.My
father did not disclose the content of the boxes to the security company to
avoid the officials from raising eyebrows to the funds. Presently my mother
and I are here in Ghana to notify the security company for the claims, we
are here as refugees.
Therefore I want you to come down here in Ghana and be our beneficiary to
this funds and
withdraw this funds out from the security company as the direct beneficiary
of this consignment and also direct me on how best we can invest this money,
because my father told me that it is
dangerous to invest this money in Africa to avoid suspicions, and due to
market instability coupled with economic and political instability facing
African countries rise, that is why we want to invest in Abroad.
For your mutual assistance, my mother and I have agreed to offer you 25% of
the total amount of the money. We have all the vital documents covering the
deposit and the ownership, which I can send to you through fax on request.
Note: I will like you to keep this as confidential as ever as you forward to
me your fax and phone or mobile numbers for easy Communications.
Waiting for your urgent response.
Best regards,
Williams G. Johnson
For the entire family.
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