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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • melinguessan2005@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: melissa nguessan <melinguessan2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 04:00:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MRS MELISSA N'GUESSAN IN GOOD FAITH.


FROM MRS MELISSA N'GUESSAN IN GOOD FAITH.

Dear Respectful One,

From:Mrs.Melissa N'guessan.

Address:lot 268 Rue de Bingerville Cocody Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire With regard to your reputation and co-believer of God who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter of assistance to you.

I am Mrs.Melissa N'guessan the wife of Mr.Rahman Nguessan from Republic of Cote D Ivoire really in dear need to get somebody who will safe guard the interest of me, my only son and my treasure. Briefly, my husband Mr.Rahman Nguessan was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire and had a branch office in Accra Ghana.

My husband was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who has business in many countries in Europe, America and Asian countries. According to my husband, The story is that my husband Mr.Rahman Nguessan was poisoned to death by his business associates about
some months ago, and he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan.

But when he was about to die, he called me beside his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of Ten Million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD10.7M) in a confidence account as bond in a bank here in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire, this money was kept for
me his wife and our only son. Right now, I am here in Abidjan,the commercial city of Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa from Ghana.
My problem now is that since my husband has been poisoned to death by his business associates, I don’t even trust any other person here again and to this effect, I do contact you.
I have been asking myself why do we have to pass this life sorrowing with my family and feeling the pain's since I lost husband,I and my childern have never know a moment of happiness. I know from the moment that my husband was kill by poisoned my race against time had begun. please we need your help,I will never succeed in trying to paint the picture of the agony I am going through with my family. if you have lost someone who was so dear to you in unexpected circumstance you will probably understand what I went through or what I
experienced.
And we are very worried about the political situation of our country and if you listen to CNN OR BBC you will know about our country problem this is the reason why I need your help. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because we
have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.
Right now, I want you to help me in the following ways:

1) I want you to help me extract this money from the bank here and then provide a bank account where this amount here (USD10.7M) can be transferred.
2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal advicer in your country, when this fund must have finaly enters into your nominated account.
3) To invest the fund in five star hotel or any business you know will be good to invest this fund
will be welcome by me.
4) You are going to receive 20% of the total sum for your assitance to me.
I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me, and I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I have your response. Please try to contact me through my email address
THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS KNOWS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks for your understanding

Mrs.Melissa N'guessan.

NB: Please do reply me through my private email address at melinguessan2005@yahoo.com










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