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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: alexsmith375@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:20:30 -400
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP
Dear Dad/Mum,
I hope this message reaches you in good health (Amen). Truthfully, I
amvery sorry to have browsed your email address from the internet to
send youthis mail without your consent or approval. Please do
understand. To startwith, permit me to introduce myself to you. I am
Alex Smith I am 18yrs ofage, from the Mecca District of Bomi Country
in the Republic of Liberia. Myfather Hon. Williams
Smith, the director of Smith Timber Company and the onetime special
adviser to the Minister of Natural Resources was murdered by
anopposition Leader during the previous Crisis in my country (Republic
ofLiberia). Before the death of my father (Hon. Williams Smith) during
theearly stage of the war of my country, he revealed a secret to my
mother thathe deposited $7.Million USD as a family treasure box in a
SecurityCompany in the Republic of Ghana. He ask my mother and I to
leave Liberiaand come to the near by Country Ghana, where we can find
refugee and havepeace for our dear lives. Having a meeting with my
late father's Ghanaianlawyer (Barrister Mark Okolo), he told my mother
and I that all vitaldocuments as regards to the deposit and claim of
this consignment in theSecurity Company was handed over to him by my
late father. We went tothe Security Company for the claim of this
consignment but we could not
makethe claim due to my father's laid down will for me to consult his
foreignbusiness partner before the release of the consignment which my
father didnot disclose to me before his untimely death. Now as the
next of kin and theonly Surviving child who is presently with my
mother(Mrs. Mary Smith) in theUnited Nations refugee camp(Bujumbura)
Ghana, I seek for your humanitarianassistance to enable us claim this
consignment in your name as the foreignbeneficiary and help us receive
this family treasure box(consignment) inyour country while you invite
me over to you for the sharing and investmentin a lucrative production
or business in your country as it is the laid downinstruction by my
late father for me to consult his foreign partner who willguide me in
the investment in his country due to Africa political crisis
andinstability in the African economy. Mistrust is like an axe on the
tree ofpartnership but
since only God could ordain trust, I will be very gratefulto Him to
build up such a relationship with you in accordance to his will.
Ipromise you with all sincerity and a heart full of thankfulness to
God thatI shall give you all true love and respect and I would be
grateful to Godthe almighty if you will be kind, understanding and
trustworthy enough tohelp get a better life. I promise to give you 20%
of the total fund and 15%per-annual in the investment as your benefit
of assisting me a young refugeeand a fatherless child attains a better
life. God bless as I expect yourreply and thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Alex Smith.
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