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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: "ALI HASSAN" <ali_hss2005@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:15:39 +0400
Subject: i need ur help
Dear sir/madam,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business . I am Ali Hassan the only son of late Mr.and Mrs.mohamed hassan.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Accra Ghana the economic capital of Ghana, my father was poisoned to death by his business associateson one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.Before the sudden death of my father on june 2005 in a private hospital here in Accra Ghana he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of twenty million United States Dollars.US($18,000,000) left in one of the security companies Europe,that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his busines associates.That I hould seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management sinces after the death of my father i have been facing alot of problem which was seting up by my father business partner but i manage to escape from them i am presently in united arab emirate ( DUBAI ) now. Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To help in retrieving the consignment/fund and provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2To serve as a guardian of this fund sinces I want to further my education.
Moreover, sir, i am willing to offer you 15 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14)days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
ALI HASSA.
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