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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 SYNTHIA ." <ss_hh_757@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: MPOYO85@HOTMAIL.COM
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:14:34 +0400
Subject: FROM...MISS SYNTHIA ....
DEAREST BROTHER,S AND SISTER,S
I HUMBLY APPOLOGIZE FOR EVERY INCONVINENCE THIS MY REQUEST MAY CAUSE
YOUR PERSONNEL.
BUT PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO A CORDIAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE HERE
IN COTE D'IVOIRE, AND AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU
WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.
IN BREIF INTRODUCTION, I AM MISS SYNTHIA MORINE MPOYO , AN IVORIAN
(IVORY COAST) NATIONALITY.THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MR AND MRS. MPOYO,
MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN; THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL .
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 22, 2003,
MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS . BEFORE THE DEATH
OF MY FATHER ON MAY 25,2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED,
HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF
$21.5,000,000 DOLLARS (TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THAUSAND UNITED
SATES DOLLARS) .IN A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND .
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY, HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER TO HIS PRESENT ILL-HEALTH CONDITION .
THAT I SHOULD CAREFULLY SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT
PURPOSE TO GET MYSLEF A LIFE WORTH LIVING ABROAD TO GET AWAY TOTALLY FROM
THE ENERMITIES EYES OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ALSO HIS RELATION THAT MAY SEEK
TO TAKE AWAY THIS INHERITANCE FROM ME. ,AND INVEST INTO A GOOD PROFITABLE INVESTMENT, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT .
SIR,I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS. :
1)TO INDICATE YOU WILLINGNESS OF COMING TO MEET WITH THE SECURITY
FINANCE COMP. HERE IN AFRICA WHERE THIS FUND/CONSIGNMENT IS DEPOSITED FOR
THE CLEARING, RETRIVING . TO YOUR CARE ACCESS /BANK
2) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED TO.
3) TO STAND BY ME ON MY BEHALF AS MY UINCLE / GUARDIAN ABROAD WHO WILL
BE APPLYING FOR THE CLEARING OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM STILL UNDER AGE GIRL OF 21 YEARS OLD,
4) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT/ APARTMENT FOR ME RESIDING IN YOUR COUNTRY TO
CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN
YOUR COUNTRY TIL GOD'S TIME FOR ME TO HAVE THE BLESSING OF MY OWN LIFE
PARTNER WHICH IS MY RESPECT AS GIRL.
I WILL ALSO WANT YOU TO CHOOSE HOW MUCH YOU WILL LIKE TO OUT OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS YOUR PERCENTAGE MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER
SECURING THIS FUND TO YOUR CARE / ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
PLEASE MY DEAREST ONE.
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF CAN HESTEN TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION WITH
ABSOLUTE SERIOUNESS AND CONFIDENTIAL , WHICH ENABLE THIS TRANSFER
TRANSACTION BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A SHORTEST PERIOD ,
FROM NOW TO ENABLE ME TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF SIGHT FROM MY FATHER'S
ENEMIES,
EVEN AS I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE , I AM WRITING TO YOU WITH THIS
MORMENT WITH SORROW AND SHADING OF TEARS .
PLEASE HELP ME FOR GOD'S SAKE. I AM EXPECTING HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE .
N.B: SIR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER AND FULL IDENTIFICATION IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS MESSAGE.
I WILL NOT HESITATE TO FORWARD TO YOU EVERY OTHER NECESSARY DETAIL
REGARD CONTACT OF THE SECURITY& FINANCE COMPANY WHERE THIS FUND IS BEI NG
DEPOSITED.
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN. I WILL ALSO SEND
YOU MY PICTURE ON YOUR DEMAND IN MY NEXT MAIL TO BASED ON YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO CARE FOR ME.
BEST REGARDS
MISS SYNTHIA .
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