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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: johnson williams <johnson_williams31@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:20:20 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: PLEASE BE OUR HELPER
FROM : JOHNSON ADAMS
johnson_williams31@yahoo.com
ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
DEAR
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME
AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME
AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY
THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE
IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM JOHNSON, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR
AND MRS JANE ADAMS, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY 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 OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 20
OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I
AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER
2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) )LEFT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF
THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THISMONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD
BE TRANSFERED
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF
THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
JOHNSON
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