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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: "Prince Mike" <p_mike12@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:58:18 +0000
Subject: Urgent AAtention - Prince Mike
From Prince Mike
I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I got your contact from a computerize data following my effort searching for a trustworthy person to assist me.I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emmergency.
I am PRINCE MIKE KAMARA the only son of late Mr.ALFRED.G. KAMARA, My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.
When my mother died, my father took me so special because am motherless.Before the death of my father on in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of Seventeen Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$17.5M)Only he left in suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, it was the money he intended to transfer oversea for investment before he was posioned.
He instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer the money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested wisely for investment purpose, (such as real estate management).
But due to the present political crisis here in abidjan cote d' ivoire now, I honourably seeking your assistance to contact the bank were the fund was deposited and provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment. so that you can serve as a guardian of the fund since I am a boy of 22 years old, after the fund is transferred to your country, you 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.
I will forward to you all the eveidence of deposit Including my personal photo once I hear from you
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transcation.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Remain blessed
Prince Mike
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