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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: aloy kodjo <aloy50kodjo102@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 03:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Joint Venture
From: Aloy Kodjo,
Dear friend,
In brief,I'm Mr.Aloy Kodjo from Lome Togo one of
the sons of late His Royal Highness Philip Kodjo
"Efia", the mayor of Lome province in Togo. who died
on november 10th 2002,may his gentle soul rest in
peace.
My father got married to three wives with seventeen
children,I am the first son of the third wife of my
father, due to the special love my father had for me
and my mother, while on his sick bed before he died he
gave to me in confidence the key to his underground
safe in our family villa. Upon my opening the
undergroud safe,I was surprised to see amongst other
things a sealed box which contained US$11M eleven
million united states dollars.I immediately contacted
my private attorney who with his noble assistance
lodge this box with a reliable security company here
in Togo. Due to the polygamous nature of my family, i
will like you to keep this point a secret for my own
security and confidential reasons.
Right now, your co-operation is highly needed to
assist me convey this consignment out of the security
company for a better investment overseas and possibly
to help my family to relocate overseas. Please if you
can assist and co-operate with me, I will let you have
up to 20% of the total sum since you will also help me
in the investments and our possible relocation once
the consignment is moved out safely.Please, remember
that you will advise me on what area of investment to
go into, though i am interested in buying properties
and shares in good performing foreign companies.
Please I need your prompt reply indicating your
interest through my email address.As soon as you
accept to assist me I will give you all the details of
the deposit with the security company here in Togo for
you to open up an official communication with them as
my oversea investment manager .
Please treat this transaction as confidential for this
is the hope of my family's survivals.
Regards,
Aloy Kodjo.
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