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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" <amariaftmusa@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amaria_musa@k.ro
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:19:48 -0700
Subject: I need your asistance.
From: Miss Amaria Musa
amaria_musa@k.ro
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.
Assalamu Alaykum (May peace be upon you)
I am Miss Amaria Musa the only daughter of late Alhaji Mohd Musa. My father and mother were 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 Seven Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars(USD$7.5million) 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 be invested wisely.I am yet to transfer the money.
Because of the current political instability causing problems here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested.
My pleading is 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.Sir if you can help me,please do contact me on my private email address:- amamusa@k.ro
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: amaria_musa@k.ro
Yours lovely,
Miss Amaria Musa
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