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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: HENRY KOKOU <hkokou6@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:52:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR.HENRY KOKOU ATTN ; Albert Nimah
FROM THE DESK OF MR.HENRY KOKOU
THE MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
OF GHANA LTD,ASWAN BRANCH IN ACCRA GHANA.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPEN IN THIS BANK IN 2004 AND SINCE 2005 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR BOWAZI ROY. A FORIGNER AND THE DIRECTOR OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE, A ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 2005.
NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVLOVED IS U.S.$11.5000,000.00(ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUASAND DOLLARS).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FORIGN ACOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS U.S DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR BOWAZI.K.ROY AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER TOO.
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELF BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.
I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE RESEARCH WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESSFOR NOW.
SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY. WHEN THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE I WILL PROVIDE YOU AN ACCOUNT ON WHERE YOU WILL TRANSFER MY OWN PERCENTAGE IN THE DEAL,I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND.
I WILL COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES , BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSACTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL VIA ; hkokou07@yahoo.com
YOURS TRULY,
MR.HENRY KOKOU
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