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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: "Mumba Tama Koroma" <mumba808@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mumba3033@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 05:44:20 +0000
Subject: HELP...
GREETINGS.
Please permit me to introduce myself to you through
this medium. I know you don't know me before and maybe
surprise to read from me today, I got your contact in
my searching of a good reputation foriegn partner to
assit me in my late father fund
when I was making a research on how me and my two
brothers, can travel to overseas and Invest on the
petroleum business.I am very glad to have this
opportunity to contact you and I want to count on you
for reliability and trustworthiness and I also want
you to handle this Issue I am about to disclose to you
as confidential, because of my personality in my
country.
I am MUMBA the son of ChieF TAMA KOROMA from
Diamond Creek, Lofa County, Liberia. My father was
until his death, the Paramount Chief of Lofa County
also an Independent Diamond Mineral & Merchant. He
died in March 13, 2000 after a brief illness at the
age of 70.One day after my father's death, I was going
through his under ground save when I saw some very
Important Documents which reveals to me that my Late
father has deposited one trunk of consignment box of
$20 Million U.S dollars with a Security company here
in ghana My two brothers, PETER and MOSES and myself
have not traveled out side West Africa before.
This is the main problem we have.At this moment,
we are now in Accra-Ghana where we flee to in the wake
of recent fighting between the government, the LURD &
MODEL, Rebel groups. We are presently taking refuge at
the Buduburam Refugee Camp here in Ghana under the
Auspices of the United Nations High Commission for
Refugees, U.N.H.C.R.I want you to assist us in
retrieving the funds to your country then make
aragements for me and my two brothers, to Join you
there, where you will also help us buy a House and
Invest the rest of the money on any profitable
business for us.My two brothers, and myself are
willing to set-aside 5% of the Total money to cover
any expenses you make. We also offer to give you 15%
of the Total amount for your service.I will give you
further details of the Security company in ghana also
the Documents covering the funds as soon as I get an
indication of your interest to help us.please do send
me your phone number and your fax number on your reply
Thank you very much,
MUMBA TAMA KOROMA
this is my privat email
mumba3033@yahoo.com
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