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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: michael hulley <michael_hulley47@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:32:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED PLS
Hello Sir/Ma.
My Name Is Michael Hulley kwame from the gold coast of ghana.I am the only son of my father and the name of my father is Obeide Issamagua Kwame a politician of the (n.d.c)national democratic congress party. and he is a successfull business man, he hard a gold mining company which am the general oversear.(g.o). of the company.
My father was assasinated by his fellow oppositional party members. he was killed because he was to contest for the next presidential elections and sinces his death i have been hidding from the peppetrators who also want me dead and they want to take over what my father have laboured for. right now i have in my possesions one trunk box consignment containing 200kg of 24kt gold bar.
All i need is somebody i can trust who can recieve this consignment to help me, because i have to leave ghana to any where outside africa,so i can establish with you and we can share after the consignment have been shipped out of ghana so i can leave the country immediatelly to meet you.As soon as you give to me your hands of co-operation,i will send to you the contact of my family lawyer for you to contact him for immediate asistances.
Am looking forward to hear from you.
God bless you.
Best regards
Michael Hulley kwame
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