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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: "Mike Johnson" <johnson_mike20005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:22:51 -0700
Subject:
Dear Sir,
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am Dr. Mike Johnson, a Ghanaian.THE CHIEF AUDITOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK,(ICB) ACCRA -GHANA.
There was an account opened here in 1984 and since 1990,no body has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records department, I discovered that if I do not remove this money out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is a foreigner and a miner at Kruger gold company,
a geologist by profession has died since 1990. No other person knows of this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is USD$12.5 MILLION (TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS).
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is UNITED STATE DOLLARS and the former owner of the account is a foreigner too. Please reply me urgently if you are interested so that I will inform you of the next step to take immediately.
Send also your private telephone and fax numbers .
I would want us to meet face to face or to sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the money will be safe. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a foreign account and foreign beneficiary. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum,
while the rest will be my share which I intend to invest abroad with your advise.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who provides correct information of this account which I will give you later, immediately you showed your interest and capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit because this kind of opportunity never come twice in ones life.
However I need truthful and honest person in this business because I do not want to make any mistakes. I need your strong assurance and trust. Your positive response will be highly appreciated and rewarded.
Best Regards,
DR.Mike Johnson
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