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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: Fatawo Malik <fatawo_private17@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fatawo_private3@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:42:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GREETINGS,
ATTN: SIR.
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION OF CONTACTING YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU.
I AM (MR. FATAWO MALIK) FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITE TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY SON OF MR.KONE MALIK, 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 SISTER'S DUE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURRING IN OUR COUNTRY (LIBERIA OF WHICH YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF). MY SISTER'S DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE MAKER KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.
BUT BEFORE HIS DEATH HE REVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING: 200KILO OF GOLD AND US$22.5MD,(TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS). WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING.
PRESENTLY MY MOTHER AND MYSELF ARE HERE IN GHANA TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY FOR THE CLAIMS, AND WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP.
IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HE CALLED ME AND MY MUM ON HIS BED SIDE, AND HE TOLD ME TO SEARCH FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND FOR US AS HIS FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER TO CLAIM THE MONEY FOR US, AND AGAIN AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN RELEASE TO HIM, THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW HIM TO HIS COUNTRY AND USE THE MONEY FOR A LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE THERE IN HIS COUNTRY HE DIED 3MUNITS AFTER THIS WORD.
THEREFORE WE WANT YOU TO STAND THAT BETTER CHANCE AS MY LATE FATHERS FOREIGN PARTNER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY RELEASE THIS FUND TO YOU ON OUR BEHALF. NOTE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENT COVERING THIS FUND, THE DEPOSIT AND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST, AND ALSO GOING TO CHANGE TO YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.
BE INFORM THAT YOUR PRESENT WILL BE NEEDED HERE IN GHANA TO SIGN UP SOME OF THE DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE CHANGED ON YOUR NAME, BUT IF YOU CAN NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE OF YOUR BUSINESS, THEN YOU WILL NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER WHO WILL DO THAT FOR YOU HERE.
SO I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY, 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, 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.
NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE. I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. FATAWO MALIK. (FOR THE ENTIRE MALIK FAMILY)
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