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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: asabe seydou <asabe_seydou17@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:58:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please assist me
From :Asabe Seydou
Ivory Coast,
West Africa
please kindly reply to this email for security reasons:asabe_seydou17@yahoo.ca
Dearest one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Internet, and I prayed over it and selected your contact among other contacts I got from there.I am Miss Asabe Seydou the duagther of late Mr Konan Seydou.
my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Bamako, the economic capital of Mali my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
Before the death of my father on SEPT 2002 in a private hospital here in Mali he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seventeen Million united states dollars. (US$317.000.000) left in a fixed suspence account in one of the private bank in Abidjan,capital of Ivory Coast that he used his name as the beneficiary and I am the next of kin in depositing of the fund. he also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management and shares. Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a 21 years old who is a novice in business.
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country so that i will further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover dear, I am willing to offer you 15% from the total sum as compensation for your effort,input after the successful transaction.
Furthermore, you will indicate your option towards assisting me financialy as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14 days) you signify your interest to assist me.
Once i receive your mail i will forward you the contact of the bank for you to comfirm.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Best regards.
Miss Asabe Seydou
please kindly reply to this email for security reasons: asabe_seydou17@yahoo.ca
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