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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: united nations information centre <unicghana@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 00:33:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn: Amarjit Singh



UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE
ACCRA - GHANA

FROM THE DESK OF:
Mr Peter Edwards

Phone:+233 24 364 5215

Attn:Amarjit Singh
Following the petitions written by countries of the world to United Nations Secretary-General (Kofi Annan) against fraudulent activities going on in the West Africa sub-region, the UN has commissioned this committee with sole aim of settling all the anomalies.

The petition indicated that the hoodlums in collaboration with the security agents and diplomatic companies work to delay beneficiary’s funds or consignments which enable them demand outrageous fees for their selfish interest pretending that is for the release. Some times, introduce the to financier or money lender who issue chaque for their bank account resulting to endless suffering to the beneficiary.

However, United Nations Secretary (Kofi Annan), a Ghanaian citizen came home on the 21st May 2006 to commission this body with West African Annex office in Accra. I was selected as the chairman to oversee the payments of our foreign clients/contractors or delivering of all consignments to the owners at their various countries and locations.

It is in the above regard that we have received information through our intelligent network concerning your fund. Your local partners has arranged to change your ownership details to another foreigner who promised to take care of all financial involvements hence we are contacted by other officials.
As United Nations Commissioned Body, we have instructed the Economic Finance Crime Commission (EFCC) and the INTERPOL to get hold of him while we release the fund to you. You are therefore forbidden to contact your local partner either by phone or email. Do not reply any of their mails to avoid embarrassment as our monitory Units is alert.
You are required to prove your ownership of the said money by sending immediately the following:
1) Full Amount Involved
2) State the origin of The Fund.
3) Indicate Your Private (cell) Phone Number.
4) Indicate your position to receive you fund now.

Any delay replying this mail will be the pleasure of the UNRC to use your fund to help the people of Darfur – Sudan, Africa which you can see in this site www.savedarfur.org or the Tsunami's victims in Asia.

Yours best in service.
Peter Edwards
UNRC, Ghana


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