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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: "Mariam Ankoh" <mariamankoh@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:11:44 +0000
Subject: GOOD INVESMENT,
It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration, since I cannot be
able to see you face to face at first.
I being the only DUATHER of my father, late Mr.RICHARD OPPONG from
SIERRA-LEONE (WA) I am 21 years of age.My father was limited liability
DIIAMONDA and GOLD merchant in FREETOWN SIERRA-LEONE before his untimely
death. After his business trip to Benin Republic to negotiated on a GOOD
INVESMENT business he wanted to invest in Cotonou. A week after he came back
from Cotonou, he got an accident with my mother of which my mother died
instantly but my father died after five days in a private hospital on that
faithful afternoon, I didn’t know that my father was going to leave me after
I had lost my mother, but before he gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew
he was going to die.
He my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE) disclosed to me that he
deposited sum of($13,000.000.00 USD) (THIRTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS). in a
security company in Cotonou, That the money was meant for his DIAMOND and
Gold company he wanted to establish in Cotonou though, according to my
father he deposited the money in one trunk box but declared it as vital
family belongings. He single handed me the key of the box and the deposit
certificate and instructed me to seek for a reliable and trust worthy
business partner for life investment in abroad; such as electrical
industrial company in over seas ,Now I have succeeded in locating the
security company here in Cotonou, also confirmed the items with most honest
and confidentiality.
Am soliciting for your assistance to help me lift this money out from
Cotonou to your safe account in your country so that we will invest it in
any meaningful lucrative business in your country because this is my only
hope in life. I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if only you
can help me out of my present predicament.
Waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of
this transaction.
Your's Sinerely,
Mariam A. Richard Oppong.
ANIETH FOR THE FAMILY
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