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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. DIKE KWAME MARK" <dikemark@idncafe.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dikekmark@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:49:21 -0800
Subject: FROM : MR. DIKE KWAME MARK
MR. DIKE KWAME MARK
12 TEMA ROAD HIGH WAY
ACCRA GHANA
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR. DIKE KWAME MARK, THE FIRST SON OF MR. KWAME MARK
FROM KUMASI GHANA. MY FATHERWAS A ILLEGAL GOLD MINER
IN OUR REGION. HE WAS ARRESTED FOUR MONTHS AGO AND
CHARGED TO COURT, SENTENCED FOR SIXTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
WHEN I WENT TO MEET HIM IN JAMES FORT PRISON, HE TOLD
ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ($9.5M) IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.
NOW HE HAS ASKED ME TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY
BY BUYING THREE STAR HOTELS AND HOUSES. I HAVE CONTACTED
THE SECURITY COMPANY AND ASKED THEM THAT THERE ARE GOING
TO MOVE THE MONEY TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY, IF ONLY YOU CAN
HELP ME TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY FOR THE PROJECT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM VERY READY TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM, WHILE THE
BALANCE WILL BE USED FOR THE INVESTMENT PROJECT. PLEASE FOR
SECURITY REASONS ONLY MAIL IS ALLOWED.
I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
REGARDS,
MR. DIKE KWAME MARK
REPLY EMAIL: dikekmark@yahoo.it
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