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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: "efe kojo" <kojoef@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:24:57 -0700
Subject: HELLO
GREETINGS,
I THANK GOD IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR GRANTING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITING
TO YOU.
MY LETTER RATHER COME TO YOU AS A VERY BIG SURPRISE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE NOT MET EACH OTHER BEFORE, PLEASE BEAR IT WITH ME AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE IN MY PRESENT SITUATION. I HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO MY CONDITION.
I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THROUGH THE INTERNET, WHEN I WAS SEACHING FOR A
RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO WILL NOT SIDETRACK/BETRAY ME IN THE
COLLECTION OF THE CONSIGNMENT FUNDS.
MY NAME IS EFE KOJO OTTAVIA; I AM 23YEAR OF AGE, A ZIMBABWE BY NATIONALITY
PRESENTLY RESIDING IN ACCRA, GHANA. MY FATHER HAD A BIG FARM IN MY COUNTRY
BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH DURING THE CRISES AGAINST WHITE FARMERS AND
GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY; MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED SOME MONEY IN A SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN GHANA FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $12.5
MILLION (TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRE THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
I'M SOLICITING FOR YOUR HAND IN PARTNERSHIP AS TO COME UP SO THAT WE CAN
BOTH THINK OF A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT TO START WITH THIS FUNDS IN YOUR
COUNTRY. I HAVE NOT HANDLED SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE, I ALSO DON'T
INTEND TO INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN AFRICA AND I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS,
THEREFORE I NEED A HELPING HAND AS TO INVEST THIS MONEY.
I WANT YOU TO HELP ME THUS:
(1) ACTING AS MY GUARDINAN WHILE I CONTINUE MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY
(2) BE MY SOLE BENEFACTOR WHERE YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY FOR ME.
THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS DEPOSITING OF THE CONSIGNMENT ARE INTACT WITH
MY LATE FATHER LAWYER,HE SHALL SEND THEM TO YOU FOR PROOF AS SOON AS YOU
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU
15% OF THE TOTAL SUM, THEREAFTER. I WILL SET ASIDE 3% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT
MIGHT BE INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED GOD BLESS YOU, SEND YOUR REPLY TO
efekojo1@yahoo.com
YOURS SINCERELY,
EFE KOJO.
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