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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: Christopher Akpanya <akpanya_chris191991@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <c_akpanya2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:34:11 +0000
Subject: AWIAT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONCE.
GOOD DAY,
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 CHRISTOPHER AKPANYA FROM ZIMBABWE EAST AFRICA. I WRITE
TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP TO INVEST INTO REAL ESTATE BUSINESS AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM 22 YEARS OLD.
I AM THE SON OF (CHIEF) JOHN AKPANYA. MY FATHER BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE WAS A WELL KNOWN FARMER IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE. MY LATE FATHER WAS KILLED BECAUSE OF A LAND DISPUTE THAT OCCURED IN MY COUNTRY, BY ROBERT MUGABE THE PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY. PRESENTLY MY LIFE IS NOT SAVE IN ZIMBABWE. I AM NOW IN THE REFUGEE CAMP IN ACCRA, GHANA TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM.
BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY CONTAINING US$18MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS CONSIGNMENTS, WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A PRIME BANK IN ACCRA, GHANA FOR SAFEKEEPING AND ONWARD FOREIGN TRANSFER FOR INVESTMENT.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE AFFILATED BRANCH OF THE BANK IN ACCRA, GHANA,WE WHERE TOLD THAT MY FATHER MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT TO ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBER WITHOUT A FOREIGN PARTNER, THAT IS WHY MY MOTHER AND I ARE SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
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 AVIOD SUSPICIONS, AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.
FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, I AND
MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%, OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY AND WE WILL SET ASIDE 3% OF THE MONEY TO OFFSET ANY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES THAT YOU MAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION. WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP, WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON YOUR REQUEST. I AM ALSO WILLING TO SEND YOU MY IDENTIFICATION FOR YOU TO KNOW WHO I AM.
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. I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION. AS SOON AS YOU
GET BACK I HAVE SOME VITAL INFORMATION TO DISCLOSE
TO YOU ABOUT THE FUNDS BUT I WILL LIKE TO KNOW YOUR
INTENTION BEFORE WE DO THAT.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
MY BEST REGARDS,
CHRISTOPHER AKPANYA
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