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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: "Miss Amaria Musa" <Amariamusa@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amamusa1@walla.com
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 05:08:22 -0700
Subject: Amaria Musa
amamusa1@walla.com
Miss F.Amaria Musa.
Angré Start7 Villa 12
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.
August 13, 2005.
Dear Sir,
MAY PEACE BE UPON YOU
I am Miss Amaria Musa the only daughter of late Alhaji Mohd Musa. My father and mother were farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive. After the death of my father long ago, my mother was controlling his business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she suffered and died.
Before the death of my mother on October 15th, 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of Four Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars(USD$4.5million) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan, it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was strucked down by the posion.She instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be save and be invested wisely.Because of the current political faction problems here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested.
I am seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:
(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.
(2) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.Sir if you can help me,please do contact me on my private email address: amamusa1@walla.com
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into your nominated account I inform the bank of it so that they can do so.
Yours lovely,
Miss Amaria Musa
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