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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: su owen <su4001_owen@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sussy0044owen@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:54:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM SUSSY OWEN
FROM SUSSY OWEN
Hello Dear,
compliments of the day and thanks.
I am young girl Sussy Owen from Cote D'Ivoire in West Africa. I am living in Abidjan the economic capital of my country. I am the only surviving child to late MR and MRS DAMIAN OWEN. My mother died when i was a kid while my father was poisoned to death recently by his business associate after he was been appointed as the chairman of cocoa dearlers association in my city known as Abidjan the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire my country. When my father was alive, he was a well known supplier of agricultural equipments and wealthy cocoa marchart based in my country Cote D'ivoire formerly known as (Ivory Coast).
If i can now say that i am an orphan that is the main reason why i contact you for assistance.
I want to relocate to your country for safety of my life because my wicked uncle is after me because i am the only surviving child to my late parents. Dear i wish you could grant me favour to transfer my inherited money valued ($3.5 million) Three million Five hundred thousand united state dollars which my late father deposited in a fixed deposit account in a bank here in my country. I want your assistance to transfer the money to your nominated account in your country for an investments purposes so that i can come over there to further my education while you will invest the money for me. My late father told me about the money and provided me the relevant documents before his death, moreover i went to the bank to confirmed and i have informed the bank director my intention to transfer the money to foreign account and he agreed with me.
The most reason why i need urgent transfer of the money is due to circumstances which surrounded me now. Presently, i am not leaving in my family house, I ran away from my family house to hide myself in a confidential place to avoid the present of my wicked uncle around me. This is why i decided to contact you so that you can help me to transfer the money to your account in your country to enable me come over there immediately and further my education while you will help me to invest the money in a profitable investment. Any profits of the investment will be shared between us.
Meanwhile I am willing to offer you the 15% of the total money as reward for your great assistance towards the success of the transaction.
For more details please contact me.
I will furnish you with more details as soon as hear from you.
I am waiting hopefully to hear from you soon.
Thanks for your anticipated gesture.
Yours,
Sussy Owen.
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