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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: "delphine claude" <delphine_1983@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:23:01 +0000
Subject: FROM DELPHINE
FROM: DELPHINE CLAUDE
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
TEL +22508010113
Email :delphine_1983@yahoo.fr
DEAR LOVELY ONE
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO DEMAND FOR AN ASSISTANCE FROM YOU.I MAKE PRAYERS FOR DAYS AND AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.
I AM DELPHINE CLAUDE, AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS JOSEPH CLAUDE MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN; THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS TRIP . WHILE MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 24, 2001, MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON DECEMBER 26,2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT HUGE AMOUNT IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE . MEAN WHILE THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND . HE TOLD ME THAT THE AMOUNT IS TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(10.5MILLION).HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT.
PLEASE, I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM 22 YEARS OLD
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU PART OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN.
BEST REGARD
DELPHINE CLAUDE
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