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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: "konm joy" <joy_konm@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:30:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND
My dear good friend,
My name is Joy Konm I am 20 years old girl This is a compelling story=
, and
I beg you to be patient and read through to the end.I was adopted in by=
Mr. Samuel Konm, A successfull cocoa farmer in Ivory Coast. Mr Samuel =
Konm died as a result of the political crisis in Ivory Coast.
I loved Mr Samuel Konm for his kindness to me; for taking me out of the=
motherless baby home and make me his own daughter. He simply adopted m=
e because he had no child on his own.I had no memory of my real parents=
.
Before the death of Mr Samuel on june 12 2005 he called me on the hospi=
tal bed and narrated to me that he has some dollars packed in two trunk=
boxes, the total amount is these boxes are 11.5 million usd.=20
He made me to understand that these boxes was deposited in a security c=
ompany in the capital city Ivory Coast, Abidjan. He also gave me some A=
uthentic Documents regarding the deposited boxes. This documents indica=
ted that I am the beneficiary of the boxes. He also made me to understa=
nd that the officials of this company do not know the real content of t=
hese boxes, he deposited the boxes as our family valuables for security=
reasons. He warned me not to reveal this secret to anyone untill I fin=
ish my education then I can claim the boxes and use the money to start =
living.
Two weeks ago, I received a letter from the private security company.Th=
e manager of this company in his letter apologized to me for waiting so=
long to contact me; information of my father's death simply did not r=
each him until a chance newspaper publication alerted him of the fact.I=
was then invited to come forward to their office to claim the boxes.
But this simple invitation is a very big problem to me because I don't =
have money to pay for the deumurrage charges; Also I don't want to reav=
eal the content of these boxes to the company because my late father wa=
rned me earlier. Even though I claim these boxes myself, I don't know h=
ow I can handle the money because the money is too big for me to handle=
If I take the money to bank, especially now tha t the country is in a=
political crisis they bank must question me.
I therefore decided to look for a foreign partner who will help me clai=
m the boxes from the security company and arrange the shippment of the =
boxes to abroad in your country and at the same time assist me to come=
over to your country to stay with you and continue my education.=20
I desperately need your help! I need you to contact the Ivory Coast Se=
curity Company on my behalfas the "CONSIGNEE"; claim the boxes and arra=
nge to ship the boxes to your country. Once the boxes is shipped to you=
and secured, You will send me ticket and visa to come and meet you i=
n your country.
There is absolutely NO RISK to you; =20
I am waiting for your response soon.
Sincerely
Miss Joy Konm
Descubre el poder latino en el Mes de la Hispanidad http://www.starmedi=
a.com/noticias/especiales/hispanos.html
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