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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: "lucia kotoko" <lucia_kotoko003@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:24:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MISS LUCIA
AVENUE 24 RUE 204=20
ZONE 4 ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST,WEST AFRICA
Dearest One,
How are you? Hope you are fine.
Please, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into long time re=
lationship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits.
I am Lucia Kotoko, residence in the above address, I m' 22years of age,=
I'm the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Albert Kotoko, My father was G=
old Agent in Abidjan( Ivory Coast ).
Before the death of my father on 20th February 2005 in a private hospit=
al here in Abidjan he called me on his bedside and told me that he has =
a sum of (USD$8 Million Dollas)he deposited in one of the famous Secur=
ity Company here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his beloved daught=
er for the next of kin in depositing the fund. And that I should seek f=
or a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer th=
is money and use it for investment purpose.
I humbly seek for your assistance, to help me to transfer this money in=
your account for investment, and to serve as guardian of this fund, si=
nce I am are still a students, to make arrangement for me to come over=
to your country to further my education. Thanks as you made up your he=
art to help orphans like me.
Please, I urge you to make this transaction a confidetiallity within yo=
ur hearth for security purposes.
Yours sincerely,
Lucia Kotoko.
Las m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starmedia.c=
om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html
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