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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: tika perry <perry_tika20005@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:13:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: urgent
Hello How are you today, i hope you are ok, I saw your profile on penpals site, You sound very nice and i will be very happy to know more about you, i will be very happy if you can send to me your picture and tell me more about your self, i will also get back to you with my picture, I will tell you about my self now, I am not a Ghanian am from Liberia but I and my Mum are living in Ghana (A COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA) the reason why we are is that my name is David Akamba I am the eldest Son of late Chief Mallon Akamba the proud owner of Mallon International Diamond Company in Liberia and was also the executive director of a quasi governmental coporation. but things totally went wrong for us, my father and my sister were killed by rebel soldiers during war in our country. Before my Father's death he made my mother to understand that he deposited some huge amount of money which he Made from sale of diamond and gold and give my mother all relevant document of the fund!
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deposited (marked) as family belonging, after his death. I and my mother were able to move out from Liberia through the UNITED NATION CARGO SHIP to Accra Ghana, as a refugee. My Biological Father left behind "Foutyfive Million United State Dollars" which he deposited as family valuables for safety reason in a Bank in Accra Ghana. when we came to Ghana and located the Bank we were told at the Bank to provide all the relevant documents that was given to my father at the time of deposit and his death certificate and other documents from the court. We were able to provide them with all the requested documents, next they told us that my father had registerd the funds on express transfer to leave Africa so we would be unable to collect the funds. We were later advised to look for some oneoutside Africa who is lling to help us then they ll transfer the funds over to you. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser because: 1) I do not !
know much
about investment and we need you to assist me for investment of this fund in your country because am 25yrs old While my mother she is 48yrs old, 2) You will be entitled to (20%)twenty Percent of the total sum, for your assistance 3) Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable while (5%) five percent of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses. 4) After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you over in your country for investment of the fund and start a new life. I know We have never met, but I want to trust you and please do not let me me down when this fund being delivered to you. Please if you are willing to help us, get back to me through my email address to enable me feed you with more details and all necessary documentations and if possible you be able to come to Ghana we ll be very happy. Looking forward to hear from you and your direct telephone number for easy communication and mo!
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details. please email me and my brother for more information Best Regards Yours David Akamba Please Reply me back as soon as you get my email, i will get back to you with more of my picture and more detials, please reply me back to this email address,perry_tika20005@yahoo.ca
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