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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 Kumelo" <davidkumelo002@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidkumelo003@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:59:49 +0000
Subject: kindly read pls...
Dear sir,
Pls am very sorry for contact you in this manner,because i got your contact when am searching for
a reliable person from the industry directory here in ghana to assist me and my mother to help us
to stand as our beneficiary to get our fund out of Ghana,deposited in a security company in Accra
Ghana by my late father.
But I respectfully insist that you read this mail carefully for GOD sake. I am a citizen of Sudan
the first son of the late Prime Minister of land,Mines and Energy Dr.Matthew Kumelo who was
killed by rebels during presidential problem in my country Sudan Before my Father's death he made
my mother to understand that he deposited some huge amount of money which he Made from sales of
diamond and gold business and he give my mother all relevant document of the consignment Which
deposited (marked) as family belonging.
I and my mother were able to move out from Sudan through the UNITED NATION CARGO SHIP, that Coven
refugee from Darfur the capital city of Sudan to Accra Ghana, as a refugee. My Biological Father
left behind physical cash of "Fifteen Million United State Dollars" which he safely lodged in a
Security Company in Accra Ghana,during his regime in the office, as a prime minister.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser because:
I do not know much about investment and we need you to assist us for investment of this fund in
your country because am just 22yrs old While my mother she is 45yrs old and we are refugee in
Ghana since we are refugess that is why i really need your help, You will be entitled to
"Fifteen Percent" of the total sum, for your assistance, your compensation for the assistance is
negotiable while "Two Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses.
After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to
meet you over in your country for investment of the fund or before you agree to assist me you
make arangment to come to meet me in Ghana face to face before you go to the company or you
contact them as my late father foreign partner who want to help us to make the claim of the fund
deposited in Ghana as family belongings,I know We have never meet before, but I want to trust you
and please do not let me down when this fund finally gets into your account.
Please if you are interested, get back to me through my email address to enable me feed you with
more details and all necessary documentations.
Looking forward to hear from you and your direct telephone number for easy communication and more
details from you also, Pls keep this transaction very confidential and secret because of our life
here in africa.
Thanks and GOD bless.
David Kumelo
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