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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: peterzetu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:22:24 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Peter=20Zetu?=
From Peter Zetu
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
email/peterzetu1@yahoo.co.uk
Hello dear,
Good day and to you, how are you doing? I hope fine. Afetr going through
your profile Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you.I got your personal contact in the internet during
my seach for a trust worthy person to assist me in this issue.
I want to make it very clear to you that i have i prayed over this business
and selected your name among other due to esteeming nature and the recommendations
given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business
with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for
this simple and sincere business.I am Peter Zetu the only son of late Mr
and Mrs Martin Zetu. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the
economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his
business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.My mother
died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on march 2003 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the
sum of ten million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. US($10.500,000)left
in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that
he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing 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 such as real estate management or hotel management. I am honourably
seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred
to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominate account in overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within 5 days you signify interest
to assist me.
Please make sure that you write me back through this my private email address:
peterzetu1@yahoo.co.uk Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Peter Zetu.
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