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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: "David" <d_ford1@virgilio.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ford_dd@yahoo.es
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 05:07:23 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Consent Needed
Mr.David Ford,
Accra - Ghana
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable
source and the choice of your country. I wish to introduce myself. My
name
is
Mr. David Ford, the son of Mr.Terry Ford of Zimbabwe.During the current
crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our
President
Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he
ordered
all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
their followers.
You can view websites
http://www.thefarmer.co.zw/main.htm
http://www.dogsinthenews.com/issues/0203/articles/020319a.htm
My Father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that
he
did
not support the President political ideology, the president supporters
invaded
my father's farm and burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated
all
his investments. Before this unpleasant incident, my mother and Terry
had
already visited South Africa to deposit the sum of Thirty million, five
hundred thousand United State Dollars in a safe
diplomatic vault in South Africa.
After the bloody incident, we all had to escape to Ghana for the safety
of our lives .where we have been living since then as political
refugee.
I am seeking for a reliable foreigner who can assist us in moving this
funds
out for safe banking and profitable investment.Honestly I contacted you
because I don't want to invest this funds in Ghana due to my status
here
as a political refugee and moreover I don't want to take risk because
this
funds is all that I and my mother are depending on.
We are seriously looking for a trusted partner that will assist us with
the convenient and legal transfer of the funds out of South Africa.
Your
help will be appreciated with 25% of the total of the total fund while
5%
of the total will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during
this
transaction. And 70% will be for my family. we will be
happy if you can be able to invest our share in your country under your
supervision. I would appreciate confidentiality and honesty in our
correspondence.
Your immediate response will be highly welcome I hope to hear from you
soon.
Please include your phone and fax number in your response for better
communication and you should pay us brief visit here for a face to face
meeting which would create more confidence.
God bless you and your family.
Mr. David Ford
For the family
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