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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: mercyweeda@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:21:12 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello?=
Dear,
If I must be fair to myself and to all, I would want to believe that this
mail may keep you a little uneasy considering the fact that we do not know
each other but frankly, that's the primary reason why I chose to contact
you. I really am so sorry as I never meant to put you off-guard by what
I intend to tell you here and will appreciate it greatly if you do understand
totally my situation and position regarding the subject matter that I am
divulging here.
The political situation in my country here, Cote d'Ivoire has indeed dealt
a great blow to me and my family. I have considered many options regarding
my condition and resolved that I must forge ahead with my life if not for
any toher thing to fulfil my dreams and the good intentions of my father
who was murdered in cold blood by some group of rebel vagabonds. Their gruise
was that my late father was suspected to be opposing their political ambitions
with his wealth hence he was marked and eventually eliminated. My late father
was a very wealthy businessman and contractor and excelled in all his endeavours.
I was away at school in Ghana when I got the news of my father's assasination
early last year and felt devastated as my father was everything to me. The
assailants capitalised on the rebel activities in my area Bouake to kill
my father as they claimed that he didn't want to join their group and fight
the government hence he would be killed. The governement was handicapped
to do anything since the rebels controlled the town till now. When I came
back,
I was advised not to stay in the area since my father has been buried already.
However, before now, I am aware of the fund ($17.5m) he deposited with a
bank here in Cote d'Ivoire which he intended to transfer overseas for investments
which he did not achieve following his sudden demise. He made me the next
of kin to the fund and had before now explained a whole lot of things concerning
the fund to me in the event that he is not able to carry on with the project.
I have tried severally since the sudden death of my father to have access
to the fund but was denied as according to the bank officials, the agreement
of deposit the bank had with my late father, I should not be allowed to
have a direct access to the fund unless I am 24 years age or I should have
someone who is older than the stipulated age to interced on my behalf with
my consent. This is why I am contacting you now to help me get the fund
released and transferred into your account in your country so that you could
have me come over to your country to complete my education while you take
care of the investment of the fund.
I shall be glad to get your positive response so that I will proceed to
giving you the bank contact details to make the contacts and request for
the release and transfer of the fund to you.
Please send your reply to my alternative e-mail address as follows:mercyweeda@yahoo.com
for confidentiality of this transaction
Awaiting your response, I remain as always,
In His loving arms,
Mercy Weeda.
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