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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: "David Williams" <davidwilliamste@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidwilliamspvt@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:51:54 +0200
Subject: Call for Help/Investment. Call me Immediately
DAVID WILLIAMS
DEH HARZZER 54-99
1088DH AMSTERDAM-NETHERLANDS
TEL; + 31 630512198
Email: davidwilliamspvt@netscape.net
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND
CONTACT FROM THE NETHERLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME
AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST
WORTHY PERSON I CAN CONFIDE ON AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE REQUEST.
I AM DAVID WILLIAMS,A 22YEARS OLD BOY, THE ONLY SON
OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. MY FATHER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,
THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED
TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR EVENING
OUTING TO DISCUSSON A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1990, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SOSPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH APRIL 2003, IN
A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN, HE SECRETLY CALLED ME
ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$15M
(FIFTHEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT
IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS.
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF
KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. 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.
FOR THIS SIMPLE REASON, I ARRANGED WITH A TRAVEL
AGENT, WHO HELPED ME TO TRAVEL TO AMSTERDAM-NETHERLANDS
WHERE THE FUND IS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY & FINANCE
COMPANY. I AM RIGHT NOW IN AMSTERDAM AS A REFUGEE.
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP ME RETRIEVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY &
FINANCE COMPANY AND HELP PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT
WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED INTO
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND 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, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEA. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS,
YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL ON
+ 31 630512198, FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION AND I
WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL DETAILS OF THIS TRANSACTION
BEST REGARD
DAVID WILLIAMS
davidwilliamspvt@netscape.net
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