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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: "Amafor Koffi" <ashemebi@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 13:55:20 +0100
Subject: Your kind Attention
YOUR KIND ATTENTION,
Request for partnership.
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the
Information gathered from your country chamber of
Commerce and industry have the privilege to request
For your assistances to transfer the sum of
$45,500,000.00) Forty five million five hundred
Thousand United States dollars) into your account. The
Above sum resulted from an over invoiced contract,
Executed commissioned and paid for about five
Years (5) ago by a foreign contractor .This action was
However intentional and since then the fund has been
In a suspense account at the bank.
We are now read to transfer the fund to oversea and
That is where you come in .It is important to inform
You that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate
Foreign account, that is why we are soliciting your
Assistance.
The total sum will be shared as follows, 70%for us 25%
For you and 5% for local and international expenses
Incidental for the transfer.
The transfer is risk free on both sides. There is no
Risk of exposure or failure. Should you wish to assist?
In this deal,You can also email me through my alternative.
Am from Ghana.
Address ;(amaforlove@freeghana.com
Be bless
Yours,
MR Amafor Koffi
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