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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: "Mr Adota Gnassingbe." <adota_familys@mighty.co.za> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:06:54 +0000
Subject: WARM GREETINGS FROM ADOTA GNASSINBE (TOGO).
Attn Dear,
I am Mr Adota Gnassingbe, one of the sons of the former head of state/President of Republic of Togo; Mr.Gnassingbe Eyadema.I am contacting you in other to ask for your assistance on this confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of us.
Before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other person(s)
pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction. Therefore I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through by you.
I have the sum of 8.550.000.00 Euros (eight million five hundred and fifty thousand Euros) from a secret sales of Gold and Diamond by my father before he died on January 16th 2005 through heart attack, which I will like you to receive on my behalf due to security reasons, as my narration below will explain. But before I continue be well informed that your share in this transaction has been calculated at 25% of the total sum of 8.550.000.00 Euros, (eight million five hundred and fifty thousand Euros) 5% for expenses and the rest for my family and me.
My father as a real African traditionalist was a polygamist thereby having married so many wives, and my mother being the second wife of my father, My step brother Faure Gnassingbe, who currently has won to be the next president of my country, is the son of the first wife and he does not have any knowledge about this deal.
Already my brother Faure Gnassingbe is using his power to colonize all the money and private property as the first son, which my father left behind for the whole family. Now my mother and I are left with nothing in the inheritance of my late father's wealth. Our situation is seriously critical that we need your assistance to help us receive these funds overseas for proper investment. Presently my mother and I are in Volta Region Ghana where my mother comes from.
Let me quickly assure you the 100% safe proof of this transaction because the gold’s and diamond sales are packaged from the onset in a pattern that shows no direct trace or linkage with us (Gnassingbe Eyadema family). At present the money is in cash and is secured
in a financial holding company as family treasure. The consignment will be released within seven (5) days of my being in receipt of your reply via my email address above only for
security reasons.
I am waiting for your swift and favorable response, and in case you have any question(s), do not hesitate to contact me immediately on my private email: adotalink@yahoo.com.
Best Regards,
Mr Adota Gnassingbe.
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