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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: "MR.JOHN MAKATI" <johnmakati1@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnmakati1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 18:05:33 +0000
Subject: Attention Please
MR.JOHN MAKATI
GO MOA REFUGEES CAMP.
ACCRA GHANA.
WEST AFRICA.
DEAREST,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY, HOPE ALL IS FINE?
WE HOPE THAT THIS EMAIL WILL FIND YOU IN GOOD HEALTH BUT APPOLOGISING
FOR CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM. FIRST OF ALL BY INTRODUCTION MY NAME IS JOHN MAKATI JNR BORN 1980,FROM THE DIAMOND RICH TOWN OF MENDE WESTERN FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE WEST AFRICA. I AM THE SON OF LATE DR JIM MAKATI, MY LATE FATHER HELD A LOT OF RESPECTED AND ENVIOUS POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT TEJAN KABBAH BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS,MY LATE FATHER WAS THE FORMER BANK GOVERNOR OF MY COUNTRY SIERRA LEONE, HE WAS ALSO THE FINANCE AND PRESIDENT TEJAN KABBAH ECONOMIC ADVISERS. BECAUSE OF MY LATE FATHER'S POSITION,HE ACQUIRE A LOT OF PROPERTIES THROUGH HIS
HARD WORKING.
BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF THE EIGHT YEARS BRUTAL CIVIL WAR IN MY COUNTRY
SIERRA LEONE, MY LATE FATHER SOLD OUR FAMILY LAND WHICH WAS FULLY OCCUPIED WITH DIAMOND
TO AN AMERICAN MINING COMPANY ,BECAUSE OF THE REBELS
BRUTALITY IN MY COUNTRY, AS THE REBELS WERE LOOTING BANKS, FINANCE HOUSES
AND EVEN BREAKING THE NATIONAL VAULTS. MY LATE FATHER SUCCEDED IN
TAKING THE SAFED FUND $32M.DOLLARS THAT WAS INSIDE A BOX TO ACCRA GHANA WHERE HE FINLLY DEPOSITED
THE FUND IN A SECURITY COMPANY THERE BEFORE HIS DEATH OF, CANCER OF THE HEART IN 2001, IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA ON A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MEDICAL TREATMENT .
MY LATE FATHERS CORPSE WAS BURIED IN OUR COUNTRY HOME IN MENDE WESTERN
FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE, AFTER THE BURIAL OF MY LATE FATHERS THE REBELS
WEST SIDE BOYS HELD OUR ENTIRE FAMILY HOSTAGE UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT
SECURED OUR REALIZED, DUE TO THE BREAK DOWN OF LAW AND ORDER, AS THE REBELS
WERE KILLING EVERYBODY RECKLESSLY, WE LEFT FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE TO
ACCRA GHANA, WE ARRIVED GHANA THROUGH A BOAT WITH OTHER REFUGEES, WE ARE
PRESENTLY IN GO MOA REFUGEE CAMP ACCRA GHANA AS REFUGEES.MY MOTHER TRIED
TO LOCATE THE COMPANY TO CONFIRM THIS DEPOSIT AND THANK GOD SHE FOUND
THE COMPANY, WE THEN PRESENTED THE DOCUMENTS TO THE DIRECTOR AND TOLD
HIM THAT WE WANTS TO CLAIM THE DEPOSITED METALLIC TRUNK BOX IN THEIR
CUSTODY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE SECURITY COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THEY DO HAVE SUCH
DEPOSITS WITH THEM BASED ON THE DOCUMENTS WE PRESENTED TO THEM, HE WENT
ON TO SAY MADAM AS YOU CAN SEE EVEN FROM THE AGREEMENT WE CAN NOT
RELEASE THE METTALLIC TRUNK BOX TO YOU WITHOUT THE CONCEPT OF YOUR HUSBANDS
FOREIGN PARTNER, THIS IS WHY WE CONTACTED YOU SO AS TO STAND FOR US AS
MY LATE FATHERS FOREIGN PARTNER AND ALSO OUR PROXY MAN TO GET THIS
METALLIC BOX OUT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR ANY GOOD INVESTMENT WHICH YOU WILL RECOMMEND TO US, WE HAVE
RESOLVED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND $32 MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS AS YOUR COMPENSATION FOR HELPING US. WHAT MATTERS TO US IS TRUST,
SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL, AS NOBODY ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THIS FUND EXCEPT MY
SISTER, MY MOTHER, YOU AND I NOW. EVEN THE SECURITY DID NOT KNOW THE
CONTENT OF THE TRUNK METALLIC BOX BECAUSE THE CONTENT WERE
DECLARED/DOCUMENTED AS ARTWORK FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. WE AWAITS YOUR URGENT
RESPONSE. YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US. REMAIN BLESSED AS WE HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
JOHN MAKATI
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