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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: "mary musa" <marymusa001@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:13:45 +0000
Subject: I NEED A GODLY AND HORNEST HUMAN BEING. MAY GOD BE WIYT YOU
Dear
I am Miss mary Musa the only daughter of late Alhaji 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 controling his
business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she
surffered and died.Before the death of my mother on October 2004 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 strucked down by the 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 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 contact the bank were the money was deposited and provide a safe bank
account 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 successfuly transfer the money into your yet nominated account , please
try and send mails on my private mail box for confidential reasons email
address marymusa001@msn.com
marymusa001@msn.com
Yours lovely,
Miss Mariam Musa.
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