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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: "Charles Weah" <char_weah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charles244@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:39:36 +0000
Subject: Greetings
From: Mr. Charles Weah
Country: Liberia, West Africa.
E-mail: charles244@hotmail.com
Dear Sir,
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 Mr. Charles Weah from Liberia, West Africa. I am the first son of
Mr. Opong Weah; my father was a diamond/gold merchant in my country.
My father had a bullet shot by the rebels on his way traveling out of
my country with two of my younger sister's due to present crisis that is
occurring in our country (Liberia). My sister's died on the spot while
UN peace keepers rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital for
medical treatment, were he later died. Before his death he revealed to my
mother
about a deposit he made with a security company in Ghana containing 55
kilos of raw gold and (twelve million and six hundred thousand us
dollars). for safekeeping as family treasures. My father did not disclose
any of the content of the boxes to the security company to avoid the
officials from raising eyebrows to the funds.
Presently my mother and I are in Ghana are staying in the refugee camp
are staying in the refugee camp. 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 avoid suspicions, and due
to market instability coupled with economic and political instability
facing African countries, considering all this fact and the high economic
growth in your country that is why we want to invest in your country.
For your mutual assistance in actualizing this our objective, my mother
and I have agreed to offer you 25% of the total amount of the money.
All the vital documents covering the deposit and the ownership are intact
with our family attorney, which will be sent to you on your notifying
us of your willingness to assist.
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. Also i
will want you to forward across to me your direct Tel/Fax number for
more informations about this transaction.
I am waiting for your urgent and positive feedback. Reply to
charles244@hotmail.com
Best regards,
Mr. Charles Weah.
For the entire family
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