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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: sarah attah <sarah20031attah@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:13:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Sarah Attah
From Miss Sarah Attah
(CONFIDENTIAL)
Dear
Good thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am Miss Sarah Attah, the only daughter of my late Mr.and Mrs ATTAH. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 29th July 2004.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on 29th July 2004 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of seventeen million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$17.700,000) deposited in SECURITY COMPANY in Europe.
He further told him that he deposited the consigmnet in my name as the next of kin,and he registered the consigment as family valuables and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession to handled all the necessary legal documents of the consigment which he was deposited in SECURITY COMPANY and he instructed the lawyer to handled the doucments to me when ever am in need of it.
I am a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.
Now I want an foreign partner who assist me to retrieved this consigment in SECURITY COMPANY in Europe.
This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.
Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1.can you kindly tell me what the type of a profitable venture this fund will used to invest avoid waste of it.
2.Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
3.Can I completely trust you?
4.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after your collected this consigment ?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much, waiting for your urgent reponse.
My sincere regards
Miss Sarah Attah.
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