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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)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:09:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: treat as comfidentcial
Dear. Mummy/Daddy,
My greeting to you and the members of your family. I know this email will c=
ome to you as a surprise. As a matter of fact, let me first introduce my se=
lf to you. My name is=A0 gabriel boatey, I am a citizen of Sudan, the son o=
f late Chief Dr. gabriel=A0 mawal , I am 23 years old and I am presently in=
Ghana. My father died of a heart attach, 3 years after the death of my mot=
her who died in London hospital of Breast cancer operation. But before the =
death of my father, he was a very wealthy man, having 5 petrol station, for=
eign exchange center and precious mineral farm in around Sudan , Africa . N=
ow after the death of my father, the family claims most of the wealth of my=
father and makes life very bad for me. But my father Lawyer, Barr. john an=
nan Esq.=A0 Revealed to me that when my father was alive, he deposited two =
trunk box containing the Sum of $48 million USD and 60kg of Gold in a secur=
ity Company here in Ghana . So, I came to Ghana for the claim procedure
and the bond my father enter with the security company is that I must pres=
ent a foreign partner to help me invest the fund in case of his death. And =
in search of this, I got your contact, that you are a very reliable person =
that can help me to receive me and the fund and help me to invest it in a p=
rofitable business while I complete my university education. So, I want you=
to be of God help to me so that you can help me to receive the fund. If yo=
u can accept this, I will sign agreement with the security company to deliv=
er the consignment to you in your country because the content of the consig=
nment is unknown to the security company. But they are asking for the safek=
eeping charges. But if you can come or if you have any one here, to help yo=
u check, then you can receive for me and after receiving, you can give the =
diplomat representing the security company his safe-keeping and his deliver=
y charges and you can open the consignment and take money to arrange
for me to come over to you. I want you to be of a Godly mind to me and do =
not have the mind to cheat me. My father has a very good plan for me but he=
is death and please I want you to see your self as my father and together =
we will leave when I come over. I will set aside 30% of the total amount to=
you for your help after coming to you. Please get back to me with your tel=
ephone number for effective communication. I will forward to you the entire=
document covering the fund upon your reply to me.=20
with regard gabriel boatey.
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