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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: "Paul Mensah" <paulgentle05@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:18:11 +0100
Subject: This is Somthing About My Life, Please I Need Your Help
Dear beloved Friend
you may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally, but I got your contact from the Ghana chammbers of commerces for foreigners when i was searching for a reliable person who can assist us receive our fund which was deposited by my late father in a security company here in ghana.we need you to help us stand as our foreign beneficiary to receive the boxes of fund, which no one knows the content but we the family only.
I am a citizen of Liberia the first Son of the late personal assistance to the former Minister of Mines and Energy Dr. Maliki Mensah he was also a Gold and Diamond Merchant,before the death of my father he normally export gold and diamond to India and dubia, and most of the time when his customers will demand for a large quantity of Gold he will have to come to Ghana to get some and mostly deposit them in a security company here in ghana.
My Father died during the war in my country liberia and he was killed by rebels from Charles Taylor the former president of liberia who is now on exile just because Charles Taylor found out that my late father was in the opposition group. Before my Father’s death i came with him to ghana to deposit two boxes of funds which he Made from sale of diamond, gold and during his term in iffice and give my mother all relevant document covering the deposit of the two boxes in the security company here in Ghana which he deposited as family belongings.
I lost my family during the war left with me and my mother so I and my mother were able to move out from Liberia through the UNITED NATION cargo ship, that Coven refugee from MORONVIA to Accra Ghana, as refugees because we lost all we had during the war including my brothers and my sisters during the war.My late father left behind physical cash of $15 Million USD which he safely lodged in a security and diplomatic company here in Accra Ghana for safe keeping ,during his regime in the office and registered it with my name as next of kin no one know about this fund their are in two boxes .$15 million u.s.d cash ready to be used.
When we got to ghana we went to the company with the documents and after the company cross check it they told us that every documents we have is genuine, but we have to come with our late fathers foreign partner, when we ask them why, they showed us an agreement that was made between the company and my late father, that on no account should the company release the consignment[the two boxes] to me without his foreign partner.So all this while, we have been looking for somebody, who is God Fearing that will assist us, but know that we have found you we believe you can assist us stand as my foriegn partner and make the claim of the boxes from the company and they wil deliver the boxes to you in your country because they have a diplomatic means of making delivery of goods around the world.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and assist me and my mother make the claim of my boxes of fund from the security company here in Ghana and it will be transfered down to your country where it will be invested hence my late father has registered it with my name as next of kin,and after the company has delivered the boxes of fund to you in your country then you will now help me and my mother travel down to your country for the investment because I do not know much about investment and we need you to assist me for investment of this fund in your country because iam just 21yrs old and my mother is geting old.
You will be entitled to 15% of the total sum,10% for your assistance and 5% for any expences for the boxes to be delivered to your door step, Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable.After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you over in your country but all we need from you is full trust because as you can see now we have no choice.
Your urgent reply will be highly appreciated. All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me please get back with your telephone and fax number for more details.
looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
PAUL MENSAH
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