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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 ." <JJ_SS_767@MYWAY.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: SS_HH_757@YAHOO.CO.UK
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:14:52 +0400
Subject: FROM...MISS SYNTHIA .
DEAREST ONE, 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
28TWENTY 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 CLEARI
NG, 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 SIG
HT 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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