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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: "WILLIAM PROBYN" <williamprobyn001@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: williamprobyn@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:11:10 +0100
Subject: letter from william probyn
Dear Friend,
Pls am very sorry for contact you in this manner,because i got your contact when am searching for a reliable person from the industry directory here in ghana to assist me
and my mother to help us to stand as our beneficiary to get our fund out of Ghana,deposited in a security company in Accra Ghana by my late father.
But I respectfully insist that you read this mail carefully for GOD sake.
I am a citizen of Sierra Leone the first son of the late Prime Minister of land,Mines and Energy Dr. Siaka Probyn who was killed by rebels during presidential problem in my country Sierra Leone Before my Father's death he made my mother to understand that he
deposited some huge amount of money which he Made from sales of diamond and gold business in Sierra Leone and he give my mother all relevant document of the
consignment Which deposited (marked) as family belonging.
I and my mother were able to move out from Sierra Leone through the UNITED NATION CARGO SHIP, that Coven refugee from Freetown the capital city of Sierra Leone to
Accra Ghana, as a refugee. My Biological Father left behind physical cash of "Nine Million United State Dollars" ($9 Million Dollar)which he safely lodged in a Security
Company in Accra Ghana,during his regime in the office, as a prime minister.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser because:
I do not know much about investment and we need you to assist us for investment of this fund in your country because am just 21yrs old While my mother she is 43yrs old
and we are refugee in Ghana since we are refugess that is why i really need your help, You will be entitled to "Fifteen Percent" of the total sum, for your assistance, your
compensation for the assistance is negotiable while "Two Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses occure.
After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you over in your country for investment of the fund or before you
agree to assist me you make arangment to come to meet me in Ghana face to face before you go to the company or you contact them as my late father foreign partner
who want to help us to make the claim of the fund deposited in Ghana as family belongings,I know We have never meet before, but I want to trust you and please do not let me down when this fund finally gets into your account.
Please if you are interested, kindly get back to me through my email address to enable me feed you with more details and all necessary documentations. Looking forward to
hear from you and your direct telephone number for easy communication and more details from you also, Pls keep this transaction very confidential and secret because of
our life here in africa.
Thanks and GOD bless.
William Probyn
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