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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: OWKA ELIZABETH <elizabethowka@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:55:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLS , I NEED YOU URGENT REPLY .
Sir,
I am Mrs. Elizabeth Owka, a sierra Leonean, the wife
of late Dr. Owka Fidelis, former chairman of Sierra
Leone National Gold and Diamond Corporation.
My Husband was assassinated along with my daughter by
the rebels,led by Major John Paul Koromah, because my
family never supported the major John Paul Koromah and
his group that overthrew our democratically elected
president,Tijan Kabba and forced him to exile.Now i am
left with my only son Bright Owka.
After the assassination of my family, the West African
Peace Keeping Force (ECOMOG) were in control of my
village Mende, which made it possible for me and my
son to escape from the village hide out.Before then i
had searched for informations in our family villa and
I found the key to my late husbands underground strong
room where i discovered a big Trunk Box containing
Twenty Eight Million U.S. Dollars (US$ 28,000,000.00).
It will interest you to know that i have successfully
lifted this Trunk Box to a nearby country Accra,
Ghana,
and has deposited it in a SECURITY COMPANY there under
the coverage of family valuables.Your able assistance
is being needed to lift this money to your country for
the purpose of investment in any profitable venture.
I have suggested that Twenty percent (20%) of the
total money would be given to you for your assistance.
Meanwhile you will be required to visit Accra, Ghana
for a face to face meeting to enable me familiarise
with you whom i am entrusting such amount to or
anyplace you like the money to be held. Note, as a
refugee, i need an urgent attention into this matter.
Remember, while in Ghana here, you will be required to
open a local account on your name where the entire
money will be lodged for onward transfer to your
designated bank account overseas. This is very
necessary because since i am a refugee,it will not be
advisable for me to operate such a huge amount in my
account.
Nevertheless, the consignment may be lifted to any
country of your choice based on our arrangement with
the security company.
Because of the confidential nature of this
business,you are advised to handle this issue with
utmost secrecy. For more information i will give you
the security company’s Telephone and fax number as
soon as you reply. Looking forward to hearing from you
as soon as possible.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Owka
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