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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: "NOEL THOMPSON" <noel_family@codehot.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: noel1_family@codehot.co.uk
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:14:55 +0400
Subject: NOEL THOMPSON AND THE FAMILY
DEAR SIR/MADAM
ATTN:
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM ME,
SINCE YOU DON’T KNOW ME PERSONALLY. THE PURPOSE OF MY
INTRODUCTION IS THAT, I AM MR. NOEL THOMPSON FIRST
SON OF MR. LUKE THOMPSON, A CITIZEN OF ZIMBABWE WHO WAS
MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER MR LUKE TOMPSON, HE HAD
TOOK ME TO GHANA, WEST AFRICAN TO DEPOSIT THE SUM OF
($9.5 MILLION USD)
IN A SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING, AS IF HE
FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN ZIMBABWE. THIS AMOUNT WAS
MEANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEMICALS
FOR THE FARMS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FARMS IN
SWAZILAND.
THIS LAND PROBLEM CAME WHEN ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MR.
ROBERT MUGABE INTRODUCED A NEW LAND ACT, WHICH WHOLLY
AFFECTED THE RICH WHITE FARMERS AND SOME FEW BLACKS
FARMERS. THIS RESULTED TO THE KILLING AND MOB ACTION
SOCIETY. IN FACT, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED
BECAUSE OF THIS LAND REFORMED ACT FOR WHICH MY FATHER
WAS ONE OF THE VICTIM.
IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, THAT I AND MY FAMILY WHO
ARE CURRENTLY STAYING IN GHANA DECIDED TO TRANSFER MY
FATHER’S MONEY TO FOREIGN ACCOUNT SINCE THE LAW OF
GHANA PROHIBIT A REFUGEE (ASYLUM SEEKER) TO OPEN ANY
BANK ACCOUNT OR TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY FINANCIAL
TRANSACTION. AS THE ELDER SON OF MY FATHER, I AM
SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEKING A GENUINE
FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL HELP TO MOVE THIS MONEY FROM
GHANA WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT WHO
ARE BENT FROM TAKING EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOT. I AM FACED
WITH THE DILEMMA OF INVESTING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
GHANA FOR THE FEAR OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME
EXPERIENCE IN FUTURE SINCE BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE SIMILAR
POLITICAL HISTORY. MOREOVER, THE GHANA FOREIGN EXCHANGE
POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH INVESTMENT AS A ASYLUM SEEKER.
AS BUSINESSMAN, WHO I HAVE ENTRUSTED MY FUTURE AND OF
MY FAMILY IN HIS HANDS, I MUST LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY
YOU THAT WE HAVE DEICIDE TO GIVE YOU 15% OUT OF THE
FUND.IF YOU HOPE IN ASSISTING, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT
ME.
BEST REGARDS,
MR NOEL THOMPSON.
EMAIL:noel1_family@codehot.co.uk
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