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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: lucky kalabi <kalabifrank@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:08:08 +1100 (EST)
Subject: hope to hear from you soon
DEAR,
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY
DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL
CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM FRANK KALABI FROM SIERRA-LEONE WEST AFRICA. I
WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST,AND TO BUY A
LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM 22YEARS OLD AND THE
SON OF(CHEIF)JOHN KALABI. MY FATHER BEFORE IS
DEATH HE WAS A DIAMOND MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE
FATHER WAS SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING TO
LUSIA A CITY AFTER FREETOWN THE CAPITAL ALONG WITH MY
ELDER BROTHER.
MY BROTHER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING
FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR
MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED AFTER THREE
MONTHS.
BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT
THE BOX CONTAINING $15 MILLION US DOLLARS.
WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA
FOR SAFEKEEPING. MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE
CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.TO AVIOD
THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUND.
PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY MOTHER WE ARE HERE IN GHANA TO
NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE CLAIMS,AND WE ARE
STAYING IN THE REFUGE CAMP.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE SECURITY COMPANY, WE WHERE TOLD
THAT MY FATHER MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY
SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT TO ANY OF HIS
FAMILY MEMBER WITHOUT A FOREIGN PARTNER, THAT IS WHY
MY MOTHER AND I ARE SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN
INVEST THIS MONEY,BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS
DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD
SUSPICIONS,AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN
COUNTRIES,THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.
FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MYSELF AND MY MOTHER HAVE
AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
MONEY.WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE
DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU
THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST. NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED
THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP
THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.
WHICH I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR
DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS
TRANSACTION.
BEST REGARDS FRANK KALABI.
(FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY)
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