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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: "MRS DORIS OWUSU" <mrs_owusu@mighty.co.za> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 12:49:05 -0700
Subject: I AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS NEEDS YOU PLS
Dear Friend,
I warm-heartedly make this contact with you on a positive note
anticipating your kind consideration and co-operation,and plead for your time and understanding in this. Firstly, my name is Mrs DORRIS OWUSU, I am the wife of late DR MICHAEL OWUSU.My late husband DR MICHAEL OWUSU who was a very successful business tycoon,a politician based here in Ghana,he was the founder and the first presidential aspirant of (CPP)CONVENTIONAL PEOPLES PARTY,also the CHAIRMAN EXCUTIVE OWUSU INDUSTIRES, C.E.O OWUSU HOLDINGS and a host of other companies died last month at the age of 46 after a brief illness at Kolebu Teaching Hospital here in Ghana.
In our world today, such a manner of approach may not be acceptable or
very suspicious, as we do not know each other and have not had any sort
of communication in the past, but I urge you to take my email very
seriously, considering the situation.
Could you believe that the tradition and customs of the town and
village where my late husband came from demands that any woman who does not have a male child for the husband, that when ever the husband dies, all the properties belonging to the late husband including cash will be
shared among the late husband brothers and the woman will be sent out of her husband house for good.
My dear, this is exactly what I am going through right now since last
month my husband died. My late husband brothers has taken all the
properties belonging to my late husband including companies, bank accounts and as well sent me and my little daughters out of my husband house just because I do not have a male child for my late husband. This is a wicked african tradition and culture that has no moral value. As am talking to you now, I and my two daughters are going through hell at the moment.
Right now, I am having in my position all the vital documents relating
to the sum of $9.5 million dollars which my late husband deposited with
a bank with my name as the next of kin before his death. Last week I
contacted the manager of the bank and I was told that the money is very
much intact, that I can as well come for it any time I feel like.
Please remember that I cannot make use of this fund here due to forces
surrounding me at the moment, I am regarded as a treat to my husband
brother and they have threatened to kill me. Please have mercy at the
poor widow like me and help me out of this mess. All I want you to do for me is to assist me transfer this fund into your account immediately
before my late husband brothers will have knowledge of it and claim it
just like the way they did to others. I strongly believe that the only way I can secure this money for myself is to act fast now and transfer this money overseas, that is the main reason why I am contacting you for your assistance.
Please note that, as soon as this fund is transferred into your
account,you will stand the chance to have 20% percent of the total fund while 80% percent will remain for me so that I can be able to take care of my two kids my late husband left behind for me. Remember that my children are the only happiness I have here on earth and I cannot stand to watch them go through such pains. You will be greatly rewarded and be entitled to a percentage of the proceeds from the any investments for rendering me this most needed assistance.
I look forward to hearing from you immediately so that I can direct you
what next to do for us to commence the transfer immediately.
Sincerely,
MRS DORRIS OWUSU.
Alternative Email:mrs_owusu@fastmail.fm
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