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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: "JOHNSONAKPAM" <johnsonakpam@zipmail.com.br>
Reply-To: akpam66@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:45:41 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT
Sir,
Greetings to you.
I am Johnson Akpam, and my mother is Mrs. Rose Akpam. We are in the United Nations' refugee camp in Buduburam, a village north of Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Where we have been since we fled our native country, Sierra-Leone because of civil war.
We have some funds, totalling eighteen million United States dollars ( US$18 ). Which was deposited in a security company in Accra, Ghana. By my late father who was a former Deputy Minister of finance in Sierra-leone.
As the war escaleted, and the Rebels approaching our capital city, Freetown. My late father then withdrew the fund which he saved in thDear e Commercial Bank of Freetown. And moved it to Accra, Ghana and deposited it on our behalf in a security company. By name, STANDARD CHARTERED TRUST AND FINANCE COMPANY LTD, Accra, Ghana.
My father was later ambushed and killed by the R. U. F. Rebels on his way back from a peace mission to Abidjan, Ivory-Coast, AS A GOVERNMENT DELEGATE. After his tragic death, my mother and I were evacuated to the refugee camp here by the U. N. evacuation team.
Now my mother and I want to claim our fund from the Security Company and invest it abroad. So we seek your interest as our FOREIGN PARTNER/TRUSTEE, to invest and manage the fund, US$18 in your country as a joint partnership business between you and us.
My mother and I agreed that to fully compesate you, we shall give you fifteen percent ( 15%) of the total fund.Also you shall own thirty percent ( 30%) share of every profit generated from the investment.
We hope this offer would interest you, then reply immediately through E-mail: akpam66@yahoo.com or call us on telephone: 00233-2-444-24146
Kindly help us as we are eager to get our fund out of the security company. And invest it abroad into a profitable business venture. So that my mother and I can leave the refugee camp, and begin a normal life in the society. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Johnson Akpam
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