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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: "Mariam Musa" <mariammusa02@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariammusa02@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:21:01 -0700
Subject: May peace be upon you.
May peace be upon you.
My name is Miss Mariam Musa the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs Mohd Musa. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive. After the death of my father, long ago, my mother was controlling his business until she was poisoned by her business associates which she suffered and died. Before the death of my mother on October 2003 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 US dollars thousand . USD ($4.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan , it was the money she intended to transfer overseas for investment before she was poisoned. She also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where the money will be save and invested wisely.
Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.
(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.
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into your yet nominated account , please try and send mails on my private mail box for confidential reasons: (miss_mariammusa00@yahoo.fr)
Yours lovely,
Miss Mariam Musa.
( miss_mariammusa00@yahoo.fr )
( miss_mariammusa01@yahoo.fr )
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