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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: "OGBORU NANA." <ateme20052000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ogboru2005@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:58:24 +0000
Subject: UGENT REPLY NEEDED.
ATTN:
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY
DECISION Of CONTACTING YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE
APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH
OTHER BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU.
I AM Ogboru NANA KAMOKAI FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITE
TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. I AM
THE FIRST AND ONLY SON OF MR.JOSEPH KAMOKAI MY
FATHER WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY.MY
FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY
TRAVELLING OUT OF MY COUNTRY WITH TWO OF MY YOUNGER
BROTHER'S DUE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURING IN
OUR COUNTRY (LIBERIA OF WICH YOU MIGHT BE AWARE). MY
SISTER'S DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE MAKER
KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS IMMEDIATELY
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.
BUT BEFORE HIS DEATH HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER
ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING: 200KILO OF GOLD AND
US$12.5MD,(TWELVE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDERED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS). WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING.
PRESENTLY MY MOTHER AND MYSELF ARE HERE IN GHANA TO
NOTIFY THE COMPANY FOR THE CLAIMS, AND WE ARE STAYING
IN THE REFUGEE CAMP.
IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HE
CALLED ME AND MY MUM ON HIS BED SIDE, AND HE TOLD ME
TO SEARCH FOR AN A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND FOR US AS
HIS FOREIGN BUSINESS PATNER TO CLAIM THE MONEY FOR US,
AND AGAIN AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN RELEASE TO HIM,
THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW HIM TO HIS COUNRTY AND USE THE
MONEY FOR A LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT WITH HIS KNOWLEGDE
THERE IN HIS COUNTRY HE DIED 3MUNITS AFTER THIS WORD.
THEREFORE WE WANT YOU TO STAND THAT BETTER CHANCE AS
MY LATE FATHERS FOREIGN PATNER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY
RELEASE THIS FUND TO YOU. NOTE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE
VITAL DOCUMENT COVERING THIS FUND, THE DEPOSIT AND
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU
THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST, AND ALSO GOING TO CHANGE TO
YOUR NAME BY MY FATHERS LAWYER AS THE BENEFICIARY OF
THE FUND.
BE INFORM THAT YOUR PRESENT WILL BE NEEDED HERE IN
GHANA TO SIGN UP SOME OF THE DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE
CHANGED ON YOUR BEHALF, AND ALSO SEE THE MONEY WITH
YOUR EYES BEFORE IT WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU.
SO I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST
THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY, BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME
THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO
AVIOD SUSPICIONS, AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY
COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING
AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN
ABROAD. FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MY MOTHER AND I
HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
THE MONEY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES.
NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART
FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP
SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE. I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD
ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE
INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.I AM WAITING FOR
YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
BEST REGARDS,
OGBORU NANA KAMOKAI.
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