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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: "Dr. Ato Grebo" <ato_grebo@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: atogrebo@investmentzone.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:21:09 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY IN YOUR COUNTRY
Dear Sir/Madam,
Good day and how are you today? First, I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully and with patience. Please, this is a matter of urgency, this is because I need your help and I need it very quickly too. I got your contacts from the Presidential Library Monrovia, Liberia and I trust that you will not betray me.
My name is Dr. Ato Grebo, the former Special Adviser on Special Duties (SASD) to the ousted President Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia in West African Region. The recent development in our country is no more news to the outside world. It might interest you to know that former President Charles Taylor after losing his ambition to transform himself to life time President of Liberia, he ran away to a neighbouring country, Nigeria, seeking political asylum. Some of the people that served in his cabinet including some of his former ministers, advisers and political associates, everybody is at large and some are also in exile in Nigeria and other African countries.
During my tenure as the Special Adviser on Special Duties (SASD), I was also in charge of finances and logistics for his political ambition. It was while on these privilege positions that I saved the sum of US$25 million (Twenty five Million US Dollars) without the fore knowledge of the former President. Moreover, the United Nations is now threatening to take Mr. Charles Taylor to War Crime Tribunal for his activities in the war that is going on in Liberia and also in neighboring country of Sierra Leone. I arrived in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria with my family on 25th August 2003 for safety reasons and we have since settled. We were granted political asylum together with former president Charles Taylor and his entire families and over 300 former aides and workers by the President of Nigeria. Although Charles Taylor and his family have been in exile at Calabar City of Nigeria since 11th August 2003 and I am sure that they are enjoying their stays, as he !
is being protected by Nigerian government security operatives.
Now that I have settled in Nigeria, it is practical impossible for me to invest these funds in Nigeria due to their worsen Economic, political and human right situations. The fragile political and economic systems in Africa does not encourage one for a long-term investment and based on these situations, I am sincerely seeking for your assistance to receive these funds in your account for my investments and I am sure you will be compensated for your effort. This money US$25,000,000.00 is being deposited with First National Bank of Ghana since it is not advisable to take it along to Nigeria because of security reasons and once I receive your accounting information, your address, including your telephone and fax numbers, I will then travel to Ghana to instruct the payment to your account and we shall meet in your country for my share and the investments. I have resolved to give you 29% of the total sum as your commission for your efforts and services, !
5% for any incidental expenses while the remaining 66% will be for my investment in your country. I have concluded every arrangement with the First National Bank of Ghana to effect complete dislodgment of this money within two (2) weeks of receipt of your response and have equally guaranteed 100% smooth transfer, as there is no risk involved.
Kindly treat as very urgent and strictly confidential. I honestly assure you that this transaction is 100% risk-free. You may call me on my Nigeria telephone number: 234-805-6701788 for more details or you better send me email on: atogrebo@investmentzone.com <mailto:atogrebo@investmentzone.com>
I look forward to your urgent reply. Thank you for your expected cooperation. Please still let me know, even if you are not interested, so that I can urgently look for another partner, as it is a matter of urgency and important.
Best regards.
Dr. Ato Grebo
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