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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: "MISS MARIMA KONE" <mariam_11kone@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:16:41 +0000
Subject: MISS MARIMA KONE VERY URGENT Pls
FROM MISS MARIMA KONE
ABIDJAN-COTE D, IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA
PRIVATE : E_MAILprivate :mariam_111kone@yahoo.fr
DEAREST ONE,
I AM VERY GLAD TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ALSO TO GO INTO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP / RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BASED ON YOUR PROFILE IF YOU DON’T MIND. ALSO I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY MY TRUST WHICH I AM ABOUT LAY ON YOU.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR COMING TO YOU IN THIS WAY AND THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAIL MAY CAUSE YOU, BUT I BELIEVE FIRMLY THAT THROUGH THE BASIS OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, MY PLEAD WILL BE THREATEN WITH FAVOURABLE ATTENTION.
MY NAME IS MISS MARIMA KONE; I AM IVORIENNE CITIZEN. I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER AND ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS ERIC KONE,FORMER MINISTER OF MINES AND POWER RESOURSES IN BOUAKE CENTER OF IVORY – COAST. SINCE THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN RESIDING IN ABIDJAN THE CAPITAL OF IVORY - COAST ON TEMPORARY POLITICAL ASYLUM.ON MY ARRIVAL IN ABIDJAN AFTER MY LATE FATHER'S BURIAL.
I CAME INTO ABIDJAN WITH A DOCUMENT THAT COVERS THE FUND WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN THE BANK. THE SUM OF $3,500,000.00(THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH WAS DEPOSITED IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN - IVORY COAST BY MY LATE FATHER BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.
THIS FUND WAS PART OF THE MONEY MY LATE FATHER MADE THROUGH GOLD / DIAMONDS SALES WHEN HE WAS THE MINISTER FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. PRECISELY, SINCE MY ARRIVAL HERE WITH THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS, I HAVE VISITED THE LOCAL BANK AND HAVE CONFIRMED THE FUND STILL IN THEIR CUSTODY PENDING WHEN I WILL COME TO RETRIEVE IT AS THE ONLY CHILD OF MY PARENT’S.
MOREOVER, I DO NOT WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN ABIDJAN DUE TO THE CONSTANT POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN AFRICA. MY PLAN IS TO USE THIS MONEY TO INVEST IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD APART FROM AFRICA, ALSO TO PURCHASE A RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION.
I WILL COME OVER AND SETTLE THERE TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND MY LIVELYHOOD. HENCE, I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER OR RELATIVE TO RETRIEVE THIS FUND FROM THE BANK HERE. I WANT THIS FUND FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE WE WILL INVEST THE FUND
PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME, DO SEND IN YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: -
(1)WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT DO YOU INTEND TO CHARGE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS YOUR MIND.
(2) CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU?
(3) TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER.
(4) TO PROVIDE A GOOD INVESTMENT PLANS FOR THE FUND.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO INCLUDE YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION, SUCH AS YOUR ADDRESS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENHANCE THE CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS.
I SHALL INFORM YOU WITH NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD OF TIME YOU SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESS
MISS MARIMA KONE
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