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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: tony tida <tony_tida02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:18:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR MAIL DEAR FRIEND
DEAR,
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT .PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM TONY TIDA AND MY SISTER IS MISS SYNTHIA TIDA , THE ONLY CHILDREN OF LATE DR AND MRS TONY TIDA, OUR FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT THE DIRECTOR OF ALLIANZ COCOA COMPANY BASED IN ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL. WHILE OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1998, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 6.5,000,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN ONE FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN LOME TOGO.(NAME WITHELD)THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS CHILD AS THE NEXT OF KIN DURING THE TIME OF DEPOSITING OF THE FUND. NOW OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY ADVISED ME TO SEEK IN CONFIDENCE OF ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER OR FIRM WHOM I WILL TRUST AND LODGE THE FUND INTO HIS/HER COUNTRY FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
DEAR, WE ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS SINCE WE ARE FACED WITH THE DELIMA OF INVESTING THIS MONEY HERE IN LOME-TOGO AS THE COUNTRY HAS UNSTEADY GOVERNMENT,MOREOVER THE LOME-TOGO DO NOT PERMIT SUCH INVESTMENT SINCE WE ARE REFUGEES BESIDES WE ARE LEFT WITH THE FEAR OF LOOSING THE MONEY SINCE OUR LATE FATHER,THE BREAD WINNER IS DEAD AND ALL THE REST OF OUR LIFE DEPENDS ON THE MONEY FOR OUR FUTURE AND TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION.
1) TO RETRIEVE THE FUND FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY AND SECURE THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2) TO SEEK AND ASSIT TO IMPLEMENT A PROFITABLE AND LUCRATIVE BUSINESS WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO INVERST THE MONEY AND FURTHER OUR EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT /INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA. 5% FOR ANY EXPENCES.
FURTHERMORE, THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN (14) WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE TOWARDS THIS DIRECTION,OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY WILL ASIST LEGALLY ,WRITE TO THE FIINANCE COMPANY AN AUTHORISED LETTER IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
TONY TIDA.
For The Family.
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