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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: "kudu johnson" <kudu_johnson5@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:03:26 +0000
Subject: Thanks
Sir,
I humbly ask for your assistance to enable me transfer the money my late
father kept in a bank in(THE TRUST BANK)before he died, into your nominated
account overseas.
My name is KUDU JOHNSON, my mother's name is Madam Mariam Johnson and my
late father's name is Chief Omeh Attah Johnson.
He was a gold and diamond merchant from Ashanti region of Ghana in West
Africa I am from a polygamous family and my father has four wives and
twenty-four children, am the eighth child and my mother is the last wife of
my father and he entrusted all his valuable documents to her.
Since we are from a polygamous home, after the death of my father, the whole
family has been deserted. Now my elder brothers, sisters and their mothers
are in search of my father's documents but my mother who is in possession of
the documents has refused to disclose the custodian of the documents to
them, because they are all fighting for themselves and their selfish
interest.
Right now all I want from you is your bank account number where we can
instruct the bank to transfer this money to you by telegraphic transfer,
which takes about three working days.
We are making this arrangement in order to avoid the rest of the children
and their mothers, because if they find out they will take everything from
us.
It is for the mutual benefit of both of us, you will be entitle to twenty
percent of the funds, as the owner of the account, the total amount in the
bank is $28 million dollars.
Please reply immediately with your Bank account details so that we can
forward the information to the bank of ghana to expedite the transfer
immediately.
Could you also include your contact address, fax numbers and your private
mobile phone number for easy communication.
Best regards.
KUDU JOHNSON
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