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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: "James Edward" <edward_james1@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: james_edward2@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:10:16 +0000
Subject: Letter From James Edward.
Dear Trustee
As you read this, I don't want you feeling sorry for me, because, I believe we will all die someday.
My name is James Edward, a Merchant living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer, which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I fought against the abolition of apartheid and l was a member of the Herstigte Nasionale Party-HNP always hostile to people especially Blacks and l only focused on my business and the dominance of the white supremacy as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this, as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe reincarnation when l have a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations e.g. the National Union of Ivory Coast Students (NUIVS) in Ivory Coast, Romania and Afghanistan. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money, which I have there to charity organization and to the less privileged in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them, and have not learn the lesson of all been equal in the sight of God Almighty.
The last of my money, which l had kept aside during the dark days of Apartheid no one knows of, is a cash deposit of Sixty Four Million United States Dollars (US$64,000,000.00) that I have with a Security Company here in Ivory Coast for safekeeping. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and disburse it to charity organizations and to the less privileged,
based on the reason l kept the money, was to do evil, l want it now to be used for the good of all mankind.
Please send me a mail to indicate if you will assist me in this disbursement.
I have set aside 15% for you for your time and patience.
I wait to hear from you, may Almighty God be with you and your entire family.
Remain Blessed.
James Edward.
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