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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: afovi mensah <afoviq2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kahmodou@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:31:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From me Thankgod
Barrister Thankgod Kodjo Ahmodou
Principal Partner
Kahmodou & Associates(legal practitioner/advocates)
Lome Togo.
Dear
As it may be of your keen interest, I am Barrister Thankgod Kodjo Ahmodou,a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr Alexander Rosenour,, a big time businessman, industrialist a contractor with Togo Regional Water Scheme in Lome Togo, who has other business concerns in other countries. Here in after referred to as my client. On the 31st October 1999, my client, his wife and were on aboard EgyptAir Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999, ref. website www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html. as he was coming back on a holiday from his country.
I have made all attempts to get to the relatives of the deceased but all to no avail. I contacted the foreign database of our chamber of commerce here who gave me your contact as I was looking for somebody that will help me in finalising this transaction.
I have contacted you in respect of the fund my late client deposited with a securities company here . The funds is at the tune of US$ 10 million deposit with the securities company
This deposit was made from contracts that he executed in Ghana Gold Fields ,Sierra Leone Diamond fields as he was executing some contracts for the various governments in power then. He deposited this funds with the securities company for it to be transferred to his native country before his death.
The said securities company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this deposit declared unserviceable by the company and have it confiscated for the company use if no response is gotten within their next Board Meeting.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased because I do not want the securities company to confiscate the deposit and I will not and cannot retrieve the deposit from them based on the fact that I am a lawyer and a foreigner is needed as the depositor who is my client was a foreigner, so that the consignment and the deposit will be released to you.
Therefore, if you are positive for the conclusion of the transaction with me, you are to get back to me with your full contact details like, telephone number and most importantly , your contact address so that I will use it to swear an affidavit of claims on your behalf as a relative to the deceased so as to give to you the locus standi for the release of the deposit to you
All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me.
Please get in touch with me to enable me know your stand. so that we can proceed with the transaction.
Best Regards.
Barrister Kodjo Ahmodou .Esq
Lome Togo
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