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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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From: James Nkruma <jamesnkruma1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:16:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Berg, Randy
JAMES NKRUMA & ASSOCIATES,
PLOT 2, TRAN-TRA HILLS, ACHIMOTA,
ACCRA -GHANA.
Tel:00233 21 409781
Warm Greetings,
I am Barrister James Nkruma a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Late Dr Dan Berg,a national of your country, who used to work with a Mining Company in Ghana .
Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 3rd of
April 2003,my client, his wife and their child were killed in a motor
accident, along Takoradi Expressway. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
I have been trying to get through to you, since the death of my client
He willed his life time deposit with a security company, the fund was
labeled as Family valuables worth($5.5 Million Usd).The security company has
asked me to present the next of kin, to the deposited fund,that is why i am
contacting you, becasue you bear the same surname with my late client.
I want you to send to us immediately the following to be able to ship the deposited trunk box containing the fund of my late client to your country, so that we can share the fund between ourselves.
1) Your private phone and fax numbers
2) Your residential address
Respectfully,
James Nkruma Esq.
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