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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: "Mr Amos Guei" <amosguei@safe-mail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amgu2net@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:43:43 +0100
Subject: Hello.
Dear sir,
I got your contact while searching for somebody who
will be of immediate assistance to me , then I decided to forward
this business proposal to you with hope that it will be of benefit
to both of us.
I'm Amos Guei, the first Son of late Gen. Robert Guei the former
military ruler of ( cote d' Ivoire/ivory coast,) who
was killed on 19/9/2002 with some of his loyalist officers during a
cross fire battle between them and government troops in his
attempt to seize power through coup de eta in Abidjan on 19/9/2002 .
In brief, I have the sum of Seven Million Six
Hundred Thousandunited states dollars(us$7,600,000)only which I want
to move out of here with most desperation. This money was deposited
by my late father in a security company for the purpose of using it to
fine tune his administration in the invent that he succeed in the
fail coup attempt. While I was also made the sole beneficiary
and next of kin as the first son of my mother the third wife to my
father.
So because of the present situation in my country cote
d' ivoire ,my mother advised me to leave the country immediately
for security reasons, and also to look for a trust worthy foreign
partner who can assist me to transfer the money out of
Cotonou-Benin Republic to his private or company's account for
investment as the security company had earlier rejected my application for the
withdrawal of the money because I am underaged.
Sir, I highly need your unreserved assistance both in
transferring the money to your country and also investing it in a
profitable venture with your kind advice,as I confide in you
hoping you will never betray me at last.My mother and I have proposed
(20%) percent of the total sum of the money for you as your own
commission,and (5%) for any expensis that you might incure in the
process so that you can give us all necessary assistance and
protection we may need in our investment in your Country. Please treat
as highly confidential because our future depends on
this money. All the vital documents covering the deposit of this fund
in a security company are with me here in Cotonou, and will be used to
effect change of ownership in your favour for subsequent transfer
to any account you may wish us to use abroad.
The identity of the finance company where the fund is
deposited will be revealed to you as soon as I recieve
confirmation from you on your willingness to proceed.Even our family
lawyer that assisted my father when he was depositing the money
has been approched on this issue and he promised to give us all the
legal backing that might be required in this transfer. Reach me through
this mail box to discuss modalities on how to proceed,
Looking forward to hearing from you urgently.
Best wishes.
Amos Guei.
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