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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: "Daniel Kallon" <kallondan01@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:33:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT FROM DANIEL
FROM: Daniel Kallon
PHONE: 00-233-244-488-931.
How are you and the daily activities including your family? I hope everybody is fine.
I got your contact through reliable source that told me how trustworthy and reliable you are based on that assurance I decided to repose all my confidence in you as a trustworthy person, regarding a transaction, which most remain private and confidential.
I Daniel Kallon the son of the former minister of diamond mining co-operation in Sierra Leone in West Africa Region.
My father had a bullet shot by the rebel on his way traveling to Lusia a city after Freetown the capital along with my sister. My sister died at a spot while the U.N Peace Keeping Force rescued my unconscious father.
He was later conveyed to Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire for medical treatment, which he later died.
While he was on sick bed he confided in me and revealed to me about the boxes containing the sum of USD $15 million United State Dollars, which he deposited with finance and Security Company in Ghana for safekeeping as personal belonging to avoid the officials of the company from raising Eyebrow.
But since his death I am living in Accra, Ghana as a refugee.
I want to invest this money in any business you will introduce me and use part of it to further my education in any college you might recommend me.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser because I've not been to Europe/Any part of the world before in my life.
So I don't want to make any costly mistake that will make me lose my money.
You will be entitled to 15% of the total sum for your assistance.
All I want is for you to receive the money and send invitation letter for me to join you.
Note: I have never disclosed this to any body except you.
I will therefore want all my discussion with you in relation to this transaction to remain TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL in other not to dent my image especially that of my family.
Your immediate response is highly needed for quick transaction.
All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me.
Endeavor to include your private Phone; fax to enable me reaches you for more information.
You can reach me with this Number.00-233-2444-88-931.
Thanks for your co-operation.
With best regards.
Daniel Kallon
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