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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • princegeorgepoku@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince George Poku" <prince.george.poku111@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:51:23 +0100
Subject: Hand Of Assistance


DEAR SIR,

I AM PRINCE GEORGE POKU, A HEIR TO THE THRONE OF THE LATE RULER OF THE
ASHANTI KINGDOM, CHIEF [DR] NANA MATTHEW JACOB ADUSEI WHO DIED IN
FEBRUARY 1999.AMONG ALL THE HEIRS TO THE THRONE, I'VE BEEN THE
CLOSEST TO HIM WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.

MY FATHER, THE KING, RECEIVES A MONTHLY GIFT FROM THE LOCAL MINNERS IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN A FORM OF GOLD. HE SELLS IT TO SOME FOREIGNERS
AFTERWARDS IN RETURE FOR CASH.BEFORE HIS DEATH, I COLLECTED THREE BOXES OF
GOLD WEIGHING ABOUT A 300 KILOGRAMS EACH FROM THE LOCAL MINES FOR HIM

AND KEPT IT IN HIS SAFE BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, HE DIED
AFTERWARDS WITHOUT SELLING THE GOLD. IMMEDIATELY, I RUSHED TO THE
SAFE WHERE THE BOXES OF GOLD WERE KEPT AND CARRIED TWO BOXES
OUT OF THE THREE BOXES OF GOLD AND TOOK IT TO A BANK IN ACCRA,


THE CAPITAL CITY OF GHANA AND DEPSITED IT THERE AS A FAMILY
TREASURE.

AFTER MY FATHER'S BURIAL WHICH LASTED FROM MONDAY, 21ST TILL
THURSDAY ,25TH MARCH 1999,THE MEMBERS OF HIS EXTENDED FAMILY CAME TOGETHER
AND SHARED EVERTHING HE HAD IN HIS WILL EXCEPT THE TWO BOXS OF GOLD(600KG)
WHICH I KEPT IN A BANK IN ACCRA, GHANA.

NOW, WHAT I WANT FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO HELP ME IN THE SELLING
OF THIS GOLD. YOU CAN HELP ME BY I SENDING IT TO YOUR COUNTRY
AND YOU SELL IT OVER THERE ,AFTER WHICH WE WILL SHARE THE
PERCENTAGE OR YOU CAN COME DOWN TO ACCRA GHANA AND BUY THE WHOLE
600KG OF GOLD DIRECTLY FROM ME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN HELPING ME , YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME SO
THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE AND OTHER THINGS.THIS
BUSINESS IS RISK FREE BUT HAS TO KEPT CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF
THE EXTENDED MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY.

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY
PURPOSES: princegeorgepoku@yahoo.com OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON 233 208 161776.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS TRULY

PRINCE GEORGE POKU

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