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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: "alice christophe" <alicechristophe@mailmeonline.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:51:58 +0000
Subject: From Alice Christophe
From Alice Christophe
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you.
I am the only child of late Dr and Mrs Tonye Christophe.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic
capital of Cote D'Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outing to discuss a business deal.
When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me so special
because I am moteherless.
Before the death of my father on 24th November 2003 in a private hospital in
Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that during the
war in my country, he moved the sum of US$11,600,000 (Eleven Million Six
Hundred thousand United States Dollars) and deposited with a security
company abroad.
Before his death, his last words was that I sould move to Ghana where his
enemis will not know my where about then from Ghana that I must find any
possible means of moving out and naturalize in a foregin country where I can
put up solid investment with the money so that I will not lack anything as
his only daughter.
Now, I am staying here in a village in Kumasi Ghana with a teacher and his
family of 4. Though they are poor but caring.
My father's desire is that I seek for a foreign partner outside Africa where
I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, (Such as Real
Estate management).
To fulfil my father's dream for me by moving out of my country, I am
honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:
(1) To serve as the guardian of this fund
(2) assist me in putting this sum of money in safe keeping by accepting to
receive it from the security company with a letter of authority from me.
(3) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your efforts/input after the successful conclusion of this transaction.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within a few days you signify
interest to assist me.
Anticipating hearing from you immediately. Thanks and God bless you.
Alice.
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