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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: Zongo Zulu <zongozulu1@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:06:03 +0000
Subject: please i need your asistance.
FROM zongo zulu,
Dear
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirien
Chamber
of Commerce and Industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among
other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given
to
me as a reputable and trustworthy person that I can do business with as
per the recommendations.
I must not hesitate to confined in you for this simple and sincere
business.
I am zongo zulu, the only son of late Mr .and Mrs.ALI HASSAN.My father
was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant in Abidjan the Economic Capital of
the
Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death 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 November,2000 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan.He
secretly called me to his bedside and told me that has the sum of
US$17.5M(Seventeen
million five hundred thousand dollars) left in fixed /suspense account
in
one of the prime Banks here in Abidjan, that he
used my name as his only son for the next of kin in the depositing 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 in a
viable
venture.
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways :
1.
to provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred 2.
to serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years 3. to make
arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education
and to secure Residence permit in your county.
Moreover, dear, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer this
fund
into your nominated account overseas. Further more, you indicate your
option
towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction could be
concluded
within fourteen(14) working days. Signify your interest in assisting
me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,
FROM zongo zulu.
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