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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: "Prince Williams Robert" <willyrobertp@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 20:52:06 +0400
Subject: Urgent Business Assistance
IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM PRINCE WILLIAM ROBERT Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
ATTN Please.
Dear Friend;
APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
With due respect,responsibility and to the glory of ALMIGHTY GOD whom
we worship I call upon you to assist and Please Permit me to inform you
of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber of commerce and
industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due
to its esteeming nature and there recommendations given to me as a
reputable and trust person that I can do business with and by the
recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and
sincere business.
I AM,PRINCE WILLIAM ROBERT, The only son of late KING ROBERT MANE. My
father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan but we are Ghanean
and I and my Family are here for about 20 year (twenty years)the
capital of Cote d' Ivoire. My father was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so
special. Before his death on (18 January 2002) in a private hospital here
in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he
has the sum of {fifty tow million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars,
(US$52.5 million) deposited in one the private security company here in
Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only
son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund and he also hand over
to me all the documents which covers the deposit of this money.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and
use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate Management or Hotel
Management. Dear, I am honourably seeking FOR your assistance in the
following ways:
(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23
years. (2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your
country. More over, dear I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum
as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of
this fund into your nominated account overseas and also mapp out 5% for
any expensess you may incur during the period of the transaction.
Further more, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) days you
signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you today.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
PRINCE WILLIAM ROBERT
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