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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: ben makumba <bennethmakumba@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:12:40 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
DEAR FRIEND,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE GHANIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM MR BENNETT MAKUMBA, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR & MRS. FEDRICK MAKUMBA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ACCRA, MTHE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF GHANA, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS CHILD. I LOST MY MOTHER ON 21ST OCTOBER 1984.
FURTHER MORE, BECAUSE OF THE LOVE MY FATHER HAD FOR ME, BEFORE DEATH ON 29TH JUNE 2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ACCRA. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ACCRA, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 24 YEARS
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON;
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
BENNETT MAKUMBA.
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