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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Saliu Kaba" <saliu7@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kaba1@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:23:27 +0000
Subject: Good Day
FROM SALIU KABA
ACCRA GHANA
TELE +233.277845299
saliu_kaba@fsmail.net
DEAR,
MY NAME IS SALIU KABA . NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. IAM 23 YEARS OLD, A
STUDENT.I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK. HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER
TIJAN
KABBAH GOVERNMENT.
MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW AN OLD WOMAN. WE ARE LEAVING IN
GHANA SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING
THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE OF MONEY WHICH HE
DEPOSITED IN FAVOUR OF HIS FORIEGN PARTNER WITH A BANK IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN
HE WAS ALIFE, IN FACT IN A BRIFE I INTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL
BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$ 17,000,000.00
(SEVENTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLAR
NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSO N WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO
HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. OWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED
FROM
YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SUM TO YOUR
ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE
REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. A DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE
DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE
THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I AND MY MOTHER HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE
YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD
PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A
PARTNER. SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS
MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE.
SHOW
YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OFACTION. GHANA
IS
NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. WE LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT
REPLY.YOU CAN CALL US AT (+233)277845299 SALIU KAB A AND MOTHER
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