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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: Mary Christophe <mchristophe2@unofree.it>
Reply-To: mchristophe2@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:57:29 +0100
Subject: FROM MARY CHRISTOPHE
FROM MARY CHRISTOPHE
HELLO,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM MARY CHRISTOPHE THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE DR AND MRS TONYE CHRISTOPHE. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN,HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$15,600,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WITH MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, HIS LAST WORDS WAS THAT I SHOULD MOVE TO GHANA IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS BURIAL WHERE HIS ENEMIES WILL NOT KNOW MY WHERE ABOUT THEN FROM GHANA THAT I MUST FIND ANY POSSIBLE MEANS OF MOVING OUT AND NATURALIZE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE I CAN PUT UP SOLID INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY SO THAT I WILL NOT LACK ANYTHING AS HIS ONLY DUAGHTER.
NOW I AM STAYING HERE IN A VILLAGE CALLED OKPONG IN KUMASI GHANA WITH A TEACHER AND HIS FAMILY OF 4.THOUGH THEY ARE VERY POOR BUT CARING.
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER, IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, AND 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).
NOW THE SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HAS MOVED THE FUND AS DEPOSITED TO THEIR SISTER COMPANY ABROAD BECUASE OF THE WAR IN MY COUNTRY THEREFORE, IT BECAME A VERY BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO FULFIL MY FATHER'S DREAM FOR ME TO MOVE OUT OF MY COUNTRY. I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
(2) ASSIST ME IN PUTTING THIS SUM OF MONEY IN SAFE KEEPING BY ACCEPTING TO RECEIVE IT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WITH A LETTER OF AUTHORITY FROM ME.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT /INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A FEW DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
THE DETAILS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY, CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND DEPOSIT PIN NUMBER WOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU WHEN WE MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE THE FULL IDENTITY OF EACH OTHER JUST FOR ME TO BE WELL SECURED.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
MARY CHRISTOPHE.
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