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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: ISMAIL Abdullah <ismail_a44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:24:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ISMAIL ABDUIIAH MOHAMAD
GREETINGS FROM ISMAIL AND HIS SISTER ZHARA
FROM IVORY COAST IN WEST AFRICA.
I read about you on these line and you impressed me so much
and I decided to present my request and desire to you
if it pleases you we can then carry on.
I am Ismail Khal M the son of late Mr and Mrs
Abdullah Mohamed My father was a rich cocoa marchant
in Abidjan and he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outhing on a
business trip.
My mother died when I was seven years and since then
my father took me and my younger sister so special.
Before the death of my father on February 2002, he
called me and my younger sister and told us that he
has the sum of Two million five hundred thousand
dollars (US$2,500,000)left in fixed suspense account
in the bank here in Abidjan, that he used me in depositing
the money.
He also explained to us that it was because of his wealth that
he was poisoned by his business associates. That we
should seek for a foreign partner(GOD fearing
person)that will assist us to transfer the money for
investment purpose .
Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:
1)To provide a bank account into which this money
would be transfered to.
2)To serve as a guardian of this fund for us.
3)To make arrangement for me and my sister to come
over to your country to further our education and to
secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, we
are willing to offer you 15% of the total money as
compasation for your effort input after the
successfull transfer of this money into your nominated
account in oversea.
with sincerity and trust we are waiting for your reply
we promise to release the certificate of deposit to you as soon you agree to help us with sincere, for you to contact the bank here with it for trasfer of these our money into your account .
Best regards,
Ismail Khal M.
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