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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: ono me <o_nome13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fkh16@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:41:26 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
GOODDAY ,
YOU ARE RECOMMENDED TO ME AS A HONEST PERSON. I AM FRED KOUMAH, I AM A TOGOLESE BY CITIZEN, I WAS THE FORMER DRIVER TO LATE PRESIDENT GNASSINGBE EYADEMA OF TOGO, WHO DIED SOME TIME AGO. WE ARE BOTH FAMILY MEMBERS. BEFORE HIS DEATH HE CALLED ME SECRETLY AND TOLD ME HE WANTS TO DEPOSIT SOME MONEY WITH MY NAME, THAT IF ONLY I CAN KEEP IT SECRET. WE BOTH LOADED THIS MONEY IN 2 STRONG BOXES TO THE TUNE OF $ 50 MILLION US DOLLARS. HE DIRECTED ME TO ACCRA-GHANA TO DEPOSIT THIS FUND WITH VALUE POINT FINANCIAL SERVICE, FOR SAFE KEEPING WITH MY NAME.
I DECLARED IT AS FAMILY TREASURE. NOW THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM THE SECURITY HOUSE TO KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACCRA-GHANA READY FOR SHIPMENT. ALL THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION ARE IN MY POSITION WHICH I WILL FORWARD TO YOU UPON YOUR FAVORABLE RESPOND. AT HIS POINT OF DEATH, HE CALLED ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE MONEY FOR MYSELF, THAT I MUST TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT.
PRESENTLY, I AM IN ACCRA-GHANA, I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE THIS FUND AS THE BENEFITIARY BEFORE MY ARRIVAL. I WILL OFFER YOU 40% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. KINDLY SEND ME YOUR CELL NUMBER AND ADDRESS AND CALL ME ON MY DIRECT LINE; +233 24 3549211 AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THIS MAIL FOR FORMULISATION TALK.
I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,MR. FRED KOUMAH.
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