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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: "NANA KWABENA KUNTUNKUNUKU" <gansab007@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fox_sab@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:07:45 +0100
Subject: BEST REGARDS
Top of Form 1
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Bottom of Form 1
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS NANA KWABENA KUTUNKUNUKU THE ROYAL PRIEST OF THE LATE OSAGYEFO KUTUNKUNUKU THE TRADITIONAL KING AND RULER OF GHANAS TRADITIONAL CHIEFS.
I AM THE FIRST SON OF MY FATHER THATS THE RIGHT HEIR OF MY LATE FATHER, BUT DUE TO HIS DEATH IN 2003 LIFE IN GENERAL HAS HELL FOR ME I HAVE BEING DENY THE LEGAL RIGHT OF BECOME THE NEXT CHIEF BECAUSE THEY CLAIM MY LATE MOTHER WHO I NEVER SEE BEFORE HER DEATH AT EARLY AGE OF TWO YEARS IS SAID TO BE A FORIENER AS A RESULT OF THAT I AM NOT ENTITLED TO THE CHIEFTANCY TITLE IN AS WELL AS THE PROPERTIES LEFT FOR ME BY MY LATE FATHER AS THE FIRST SON, BUT THE CASE IS NOW PENDING IN COURT SINCE LAST YEAR AND THE CASE IS TO BE RESEATED FOR AGAIN THIS MONTH ENDING AND I NEED THE SUPPORT OF BEST LAYWERS IN THE COUNTRY TO TAKE THE MOUNTAIN WHICH I HAVE ALMOST SUCCESSEDED IN.
PLEASE I NEED THIS AID SO URGENTLY SO BE ABLE TO PAY ALL THE LAYWERS AND JUDGES BEHIND THIS CASE.
THE CONTENT OF THE BENEFIT IS SUCH THAT IF YOU GIVE ME THIS AID I AM READY TO GIVE OUT TO YOU 52%, 45% WILL BE FOR ME AND REMAING FOR THE MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME BECAUSE I CONSIDER MYSELF AS ON NOW BECAUSE I HAVE LOST BOTH MOTHER AND FAHTER NOW.
I WILL NEED AN AMOUNT OF $5000.00 US DOLLARS TO SETTLE THIS CASE.
MY LATE FATHER LEFT BEHIND FOR THE FOLLOWING:
A BAUXITE REFINARY COMPANY
BUILDINGS WHICHH ARE LOCATED IN THREE DIFFERENT REGIONS IN GHANA.
AN AMOUNT OF £989.78 WHICH NOW PENDING IN ACCOUNT REGISTERED IN MY NAME.
A VAS LAND OF COCOA IN A TOWN CALLED AXIM IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA.
NOW THAT I AM ON THE VERGE OF WINNING THIS CASE I WILL BE MOST GRATEFULL IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH SAID AMOUNT TO ENABLE ME PAY MY LAYWERS WHO HANDLING THE CASE FOR ME.
PLEASE NOTE THE SAID AMOUNT SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE BY 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2005.
NOTE THAT THE PERCENTAGE INCLUDES ALL THE PROPERTIES AND MONEY, BAUXITE COMPANY ETC.
THANK YOU AND GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU.
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