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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: "malik addo" <malikaddoc@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: malikaddo2008@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:29:12 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY..
*GOOD DAY..*
*I BEG TO CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE WITH TOTAL HUMILITY AND ABSOLUTE SINCERITY.*
*I AM MISS MALIK ADDO,FROM SIERRA LOENE BUT PRESENTLY IN GHANA WEST AFRICA
WITH MY MUM.. *
*FOR SOMETIME NOW I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE. IT ALL
STARTED WHEN I LOST MY FATHER (MOHAMMED OMAR ADDO)WHO WAS A GREAT OIL
MERCHANT IN GHANA, HE WAS INTO IMPORT AND EXPORT OF MAINLY CRUDE OIL. *
*HE WAS POISONED BY ONE OF HIS BUSINESS COUNTERPARTS AFTER A DISPUTE OVER A
BIG CONTRACT FROM OIL COMPANY IN MY COUNTRY THAT WAS AWARDED TO MY LATE
FATHER IN GHANA. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HIS FAMILY MEMBERS MADE AWAY
WITH ALL THAT MY FATHER HAD, AND SENT ME AND MY MOTHER OUT OF MY FATHERS
HOUSE, AND SOLD THE HOUSE, WE COULD NOT FIND THEM AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE WAR
THAT HAPPENED IN MY COUNTRY. *
*TWO WEEKS BACK MY MOTHER SHOWED ME SOME DOCUMENTS WHICH MY FATHER USED IN
DEPOSITING THE SUM OF $9.8 MILLION DOLLAR IN A BANK IN GHANA AND THE
PICTURES AT THE TIME HE WAS SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE BANK, AND HE USED
MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN. I WAS FILLED WITH JOY, AND I TRAVELED TO GHANA
WITH MY MOTHER.*
*WE GOT TO THE BANK AND PRESENTED THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WAS GIVEN TO MY
LATE FATHER AT THE TIME HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH THE BANK.THEY ACCEPTED
THAT THE MONEY IS THERE, BUT THEY CAN NOT RELEASE IT TO ME, BECAUSE MY
FATHER STATED AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT, THAT THE FUND WILL LEAVE AFRICA ON
TRANSIT TO HIS FOREIGN PARTNER OVERSEAS FOR OTHER PURPOSE.*
*I DO NOT KNOW THAT MY DAD WAS PLANING OF OPENING A COMPANY ABROAD.NOW,WE
WERE ADVISED BY THE BANK TO GET A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO IS RELIABLE TO HELP US
RECEIVE THE FUND FROM THE BANK.SO,MY CONTACTING YOU IS THAT I WANT YOU TO
STAND AS OUR FOREIGN PARTNER AND HELP US CONTACT THE BANK, SO THAT THE BANK
CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY OF MY LATE FATHER THAT BELONGS TO ME TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MY SELF AND MY MUM HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL FOUND. THEN I
AND MY MUM CAN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND START A BETTER LIFE.*
*PLEASE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT TO TRUST YOU, AND I FEEL YOU
CAN HELP ME , THAT IS WHY I AM TELLING YOU THIS TOP SECRET. AS I AM WRITING
YOU THIS MAIL MY EYES ARE FILLED WITH TEARS, BECAUSE MY MUM IS VERY SICK AND
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE IN GHANA WE ARE LIVING WITH AN OLD LADY NAMED MRS
NANAEKWE WHO WORKS AS A GARDNER IN A COMPANY. PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.*
*DO CONTACT ME WITH THE BELOW REQUIRED INFORMATION:*
*1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Contact Cell Phone/Fax Number's
3. Your Age:
4. Your Sex:
5. Your Occupations:
6. Your Country and City:
7) A copy of your international or driving lisence. for easy communication
and ientification. *
*IF I RECEIVE ABOVE MENTION REQUIRED INFORMATION FROM YOU, I WILL NOW SEND
YOU MY PIC AND THE DETAILS CONCERNING THE FUND.ALSO WILL SEND YOU EVIDENCE
OF DEPOSIT ISSUED TO MY LATE FATHER AT THE TIME HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH
THE BANK. MY FATHERS PICTURES AT THE TIME OF DEPOSITING THE FUND WITH THE
BANK AND HIS CASKET DURING HIS BURIAL.*
*LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
MISS MALIK ADDO.*
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