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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 Nosa Ota" <ogie_ota@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ota_nosa@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:54:12 +0000
Subject: GOODDAY
HELLO DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OR WRITTEN BEFORE. INTRODUCING MYSELF, I AM NOSA, THE ONLY SON OF THE LATE MR AND MRS OGIE OTA, MY FATHER WAS A GOLD AND COCOA MERCAHNT BASED IN ACCRA, GHANA AND ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST), HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR BUSINESS TRIPS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN. AFER YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL KINDLY CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE E.MAIL CONTACT BELOW.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF USD $12.5 ( TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ), DEPOSITED IN A FINAUCE COMPANY IN DAKAR SENEGAL , THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR 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 A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS EXPANSION OF HIS EXISTING COCOA BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OVERSEAS.DEAR, I AM HUMBLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO ASSIST ME IN RETRIVING THIS MONEY FROM THE FINAUCE COMPANY
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN
YOUR COUNTRY MOREOVER,
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.NB : PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE ON THE
TELEPHONE NUMBER AS STATED ABOVE +2216510672.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
HAVE A NICE DAY
YOURS SINCERELY,
NOSA OTA.
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