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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: "" <zdenek.stupka@iol.cz>
Reply-To: rebeccafoster2007@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:19:49 GMT
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend!!
Dear Friend=2C
I am widow and a mother of Two all girls and a Citizen of Mauritius a UK=
citizen holder=2C married to a Ghanian=2E My late husband was a loving=2C=
caring and hard working man a gold merchant who died in car accident=2E=
Before the sudden death of my beloved husband=2C and father of my two d=
aughters=2C he intended to establish a business in the United States of =
America with the sum of =2417=2C220=2C000 million United States dollars=
=2C but unfortunately he died before this proposed venture=2EFollowing h=
is death=2C his family members insisted that I am not entitled to his pr=
operty (Assets and money) since I am a woman and my offspring=27s are al=
l girls=2C as I do not have a male child for my husband=2E Well=2C accor=
ding to some barbaric traditional laws here in Ghana (West Africa)=2C wh=
ich doesn=27t permit a woman to inherit a man=27s property=2C as they ar=
e expected by tradition to take over the management of his properties in=
cluding myself who automatically becomes a wife to one of his immediate =
brothers=2E Unfortunately to these wicked family members=2C the=2417=2C2=
20=2C000 million United States dollars that my late husband intended tou=
se in establishing a business in the United States was deposited in a ba=
nk in the United Kingdom=2Cwhice i can not expose to you now until i get=
to know you more=2E Though this is unknown to his family=2EI and my lat=
e husband=27s Attorney is the only one aware of this money=2C so I have =
discussed this matter with a staff of the company that I want this money=
personally so that I will be able to take care of my children=27s educa=
tional needs since my husband=27s family members vehemently opposed the =
furtherance of their education=2E So I need you to help me take custody =
of this fund for safe- keeping pending my arrival to your country becaus=
e i am civil servant and i am not entitle to handle such money here in A=
frica=2Cso i want you to help me to stand as the next of kin to my late =
husband hardearn money pending my arrival to your country=2E As soon as =
I get your positive response=2C I shall provide you with all the necessa=
ry detail of this fund=2E However=2C I have decided to give you 25=25 of=
the total money as a reward for your sincere assistance and the remaini=
ng 75=25 of the money will be for my investment and up keeps for my two =
children=2E Any expenses that you and I may incure during the process of=
this transaction will also be reconciled afterwards=2E Let me have your=
confidential telephone=2C fax and mobile numbers for easier communicati=
on=2E Please I await your response=2E
Email=3Arebeccafoster2007=40gmail=2Ecom
Mrs=2ERebecca Foster=2E
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