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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: "william momoh" <william_momoh1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:42:22 +0000
Subject: GOODDAY
Dear Good Friend,
I pray God that this message reaches you in wonderful spirit.I am making
this contact with you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact
that we have not met before and because of the situation I found myself, I
am William Momoh the son of late Jerry Momoh the former Minister Of Mines
and Natural Resource in sierra leone. During the time of Major Koromah,the
former Military Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone,who was
massacred by President Tijani Kababah force in their struggle to re-instate
him back to power. My brother and I are refugee here in Accra,Ghana since
the death of our father and mother, because of the condition of his death.
Before the death of my father some last year he disclosed to me some money
he had deposited in my name in a neighboring country in West-Africa. The
total amount of the money is $22M, US dollars and 60 kilos of Gold all in a
security vault in the West Africa neighboring country, The document
regarding this consignment was handed over to me by my father before his
death, I carefully searched and found the security Company where I Confirmed
that the consignment were deposited for safe Keeping in their security vault
in the neighboring Country. The content were deposited as a family
valuable,by Virtue of right as the son of my late father, the Security
Company has accepted to release the consignment factually. I am seeking your
assistance because my father has declared the record with the security
company stating that his foreign partner from oversea shall be the
authorized person to make claim of this consignment because of his position
government on which no name was given by my father as his foreign partner.
To this effect, I request to make the beneficiary of this consignment in
your name as foreign partner to Claim this consignment.
For your assistance, room is open for negotiations. This is a risk free
transaction As my father deposited this valuable as a personal Belonging. In
this situation every process to completely the move of This valuable may not
exceed (3) working days,if your co-operation to assist is sorted. I shall be
very Grateful to hear from you, all documents concerning This transaction is
intact with me, please kindly reach me as Soon as possible through my email.
Best Regards
William Momoh
Please all dealings should be Kept confidential
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