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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: "Barrister Alain Ancha" <alain_ancha@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alain_ancha01@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:04:16 +0000
Subject: Confirm the receipt !!
From : Barrister Alain Ancha
Asso.to hamlaw Firm(Solicitors)
Zone embassade A2
Lome, Togo
West africa.
For succinct introduction,My name is Barrister Alain Ancha from the above law firm.I am aware that through internet is not the best way of reaching you,because of the nature of my message or due to its wide spread abuse on hoax letters and all the rest,but it was due to my clients pathetic situation.However,i have sent similar mail through the postal services to you a month ago,but was of the opinion that you never received it hence i am now resending it.
Well,recently a sierra leonian widow who is currently undergoing a refugee programme here hinted to me that her late husband of great memory who was an exchequer with the sierra leonian ministary of finance until his death lodged with a fediciary agent in europe through a finance & security company in Rep. of Ghana a certain amount of money totalling US$ 20.7 MILLION(TWENTY MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) for safe keeping pending his resignation time,but unfortunately the exile president CHARLES TAYLOR took away his life.two years after the burial of the husband the brother inlaw who was a faction rebel leader during the civil war in sierra leone came demanding for documents of his late brothers properties and accounts which later resulted to treats on this woman's life.She first went to Ghana rep.before coming over here.
She was the one who brought your contact to me and was of the opinon that you must have had certain thing in common with her late husband in the past,I therefore decided to contact you with the believe that you will repose the confidence and trust this woman had on you for this venture.I also saw the reason to request from her the documents issued to her late husband by the holding firm.she also gave me a photograhe copy of a trunk box which the money was kept before taking it for safe keeping with the holding firm which i wouldn't hasitate to send to you on your
acceptance to assist this family.
As i am writing you now the holding firm is not aware of the true content of the box as her late husband decleared it as family treasure.I could not hold my feelings for her after hearing her plight and i vowed to assist her any little i can,they are now leaving with my family members pending when the whole arrangments are concluded for their rehabilitation over in your country as they hope that you will help them to manage the money properly by investing it in any profitable thing of your choice when cleared.
After all this i decided to investigate the genuiness of her story through the Finance & security company in Ghana where the lodgment actually took place and it was confirmed that in 2001 such deposit was made.I am now urging you my dear friend that you have nothing to be afraid of as she has agreed to compensate you handsomely for clearing this money and subsequently investing it again which will be negotiated while the investment flows.
I am obliged to assist this family knowing too well that she has a limited knowledge in the business world and as such she can not manage this funds herself in Africa in order to avoid any trace from her her inlaws or by the government, I will need from you a mutual understanding and then we shall make plans on how the funds would be secured into an account in your name;
after which you will arrange and travel immediately to meet with the security company Agent in Europe for clearing. Please your telephone and fax numbers are needed with your reply pls. Thanks and God bless for your understanding.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Barrister Alain Ancha.
solicitor & senior advocate(HAMLAW CHAMBERS).
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