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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: otooaddo1988@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:39:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Asking for your assistance
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: otooaddo@rocketmail.com
- Deariest One,Is my pleasure to inform you of my desire of going into relationship with you which i believe you will be of great assistants to me that will make the beginning of never-ending family relationship,with the interest and love i have to live with you as one family.My name is Otoo Addo 20 yrs old, i am the only son of late Mr Micheal Addo,My father before his death was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Accra,the economic capital of Ghana,my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip My mother died when I was a small child in a private hospital here in Accra during her pregnancy period with her baby, since then my father took me so special Before his death on 12th march 2007, before my father's death he secretly called me on his sickbed side and told me that he has the sum of Six million,two hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$6.200.000) deposited in a bank here in Accra-Ghana, that he wanted to use this!
fund to invest more in his cocoa business in Ghana here.After the burial of my late father i went to the bank where the fund is deposited with all the documents regarding to the deposit of the fund that was given to me by my late father. I am just 20 years old and a will be university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want you to help me claim and transfer the fund for investment in your country.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.As of now I am no longer living in my father's house because of my uncles are after my life to make sure that I am not alive to take what belongs to my father, Dearest one with this interest and love I have for you, I will like to live with you for the rest of my life If you promise me of the safety of my life in your place.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Now permit me to ask these few questions:1.Can you honestly help me.2.Can I completely trust you?3. Will you make an a!
rrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education
and to secure a resident permit in your country,4.Moreover,I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account in your country, extra 5% for any expenses that mighty encounter during the process of this transaction.Furthermore,you indicate your options towards assisting me.Anticipating to hear from you in to give you the contact of the bank over here.Thanks and be blessed.yours sincerely,Otoo Addo.
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