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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mariam Musa" <mariam_musa00@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:03:09 +0000
Subject: From Mariam
Dear
I am Miss Mariam Musa the only daughter of late Alhaji Mohd Musa.My father
and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were
both alive After the death of my father,long ago, my mother was controling his
business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she surffered and
died.Before the death of my mother on October 2004 in a private hospital here
in Abidjan where she was admitted,she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed
to me about the sum of four million five hundred US dollars thousand.USD ($4.5million)
she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan,it was the money she intended
to transfer oversea for investment before she was strucked down by the poisoned.She
also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who
will assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested
wisely.Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the
money to abroad where it will be save and invested.therefore, I am crying and seeking for
your kind assistance in the following ways:
(1)To contact the bank were the money was deposited and provide a safe bank account
where the money will be transferred for investment .
(2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old .
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education
and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfuly
transfer the money into your yet nominated account , please try and send mails on my private
mail box for confidential reasons email address,mariammusaa@yahoo.fr
mariammusaa@yahoo.fr
mariammusaa@yahoo.fr
Yours lovely,
Miss Mariam Musa.
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