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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: "John Tika Margai" <tiak@gobot.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tikagh@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 02:40:13 +0100
Subject: Regards
Good Day.
I am John Margai Tika the senior son of late Sir Milton Margai Tika who was murdered in cold blood with my two twin sisters by rebels sympathetic to the Sierra-Leone war, me and my mother Mrs Ivon Margai Tika inherited the sum of $18million U.S dollars from my father who was a Senior Government official before he died.
But before the war started he deposited the money with the Bank of Ghana treasury department in Africa and for safe keeping and onward transfer and presently we want you to help us receive this funds as our foreign partner.
And we will want you to also sign agreement with us so we can trust you and be sure you agree to take 30% of the money for your assistance and invest the rest with your wise advice in your country.
I will Get a power of attorney and a change of ownership documents to your name, it will be sign by me in the presence of the commissioner of oath in the high court of justice in Accra Ghana which is the origin of this fund, that will show to the bank that I the next of kin to deposited money has given you legal power to receive the money Bank will release this money to you, without any question, as soon as all documents are in your name you will just tell the Bank officials were you want the money to be delivered to anywhere in the world, it may surprise you but this is true, no one is expected to know that we are alive and in Ghana that is why you must keep this as top secret to yourself alone, because my late father signed agreement that the money is a contract payment for is foreign business partners and should be released without delay or questions. Remember my late father is the biggest Gold and diamond local sales merchant in West Africa.
All document covering this funds are with me and every thing is legal according to the International Monetary Funds Laws of money transfer law requirement Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following information.
1.A Beneficiary name; In order for me to prepare the PAPER WORK for transfer of the funds in your name.
2.Details particulars of your contact address.
3.Direct Telephone and fax numbers; for our personal contact. We shall be compensating you with 30% of the total sum on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, as we have also thought of doling out 5% to charity organization from your locality based on your recommendation another 5% for the services of the lawyer while the balance 65% shall be for me for investment. Purposes in your country, as we cannot bring back this cash to our country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you by informing you of this transaction as I await your kind response. My
Mail:(tikagh@yahoo.com)
Mobile-number (00233-243-553194)
Best Regards
Mr John Tika Margai.
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