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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: "Jimmy Musa" <jimmy_musa@volny.cz> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:28:44 +0200
Subject: Peace Be Unto You
From: Jimmy Musa
E-mail :jimmy_musa2@yahoo.com
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Tel: 225 08541845
Peace Be Unto You
I am Mr Jimmy Musa the only son of late Mr. Christopher
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
controling his business untill she was poisoned by her
business associates which she surffered and died .
Before the death of my mother on March 2005 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
oversea for investment before she was poisoned.
She instructed 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 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
boy of 20 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 successfuly transfer the
money into your yet nominated account , I would give
you all necessary information you may require.I have
mapped out 20% of the total funds as mode of
compensation for your effort for assisting me with
this request. Expecting your urgent response.
Yours
Jimmy Musa
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