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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: "Miss Amaria Musa" <amaria19@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amamusa19ft@k.ro
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:00:25 -0800
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum(may peace be upon you)
From Miss Amaria F. Musa.
amamusa19ft@k.ro
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Assalamu Alaikum (May peace be upon you)
I am Miss AmaFrom: Miss Amaria Musa
amariaria 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 cancer.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.I am yet to transfer the funds.
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 serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.
(2) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment .
(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 nominated account. You can reach me in my personal email address:amamusa19ft@k.ro/amaria19@fastermail.com
Yours lovely,
Miss Amaria Musa
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