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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 esters smith" <esters1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: esters_smith@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:44:01 +0100
Subject: thanks and God bless
Dearest,
how are you doing to in general, hope its well with?
please do not be angry with me if mode of contacting you will in any way offend you and do
permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you , l got your name and contact through the help of a friend who works in Internet here in Dakar Senegal and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendation by the director for a reputable trustworthy person l can do business with and by the recommendation l must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.
l am Miss ester smith from Angola, the only daughter of late MR and MRS williem james smith.
My father was a very wealthy DIAMOND merchant in Luanda ANGOLA , the economic capital Coast, he was shot by rebels and was rushed to hospital.
My mother died on the 20th October 1987 and my father took me so special because l am motherless.Before the death of my father on 29th November 2000 in a private hospital in Luanda Angola, he secretly called me on his bedside,when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why?(1) he complained that I am too young to be managing my life, (2)that I have not finished my secondary education as he planned for me,(3)no body to take care of me again as a young girl, but after much crying, he still passed an instruction to me that he has a sum of US$8.500.000.(EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) left in a fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Dakar SENEGAL here through the help of his friend whom worked under united nation , that he used my name as the only daughter for his next of kin in deposit of the funds.
He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth and diamond land were he have small mining firm that's why he was attacked by rebels.
that l should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in any country of my choice where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of a business partner in abroad,that he or she should help me obtain a resident permit in his or her country.
He also gave an out standing instruction to the bank that the money must be transferred outside this country before use, this is to make sure that I did not begin to make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me.
Sir, I am now ready to do all these things since my father my bread winner is no more
l am Honorable seeking your assistance in the following ways.
( 1) to provide a bank account into which this money will be transferred to so that you will help on the real investment of the cash when the money is transferred to your account.
(2) to serve as my guardian in your country while I will depend on your expert advise since l am a young girl of 25 years.
( 3 ) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to further my university education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover sir, l am willing to offer you some percentages % of the
total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this funds to your account overseas or in your country,Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as l believed that this project would be concluded within fourteen ( 14 ) days of your signify interest to assist me.
Hoping to hearing from you soonest.(esters_smith@yahoo.com)
and do not forget to give me your full name ,address and phone number for easy communication.
May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to a needy fellow.
Best wishes
Best Regard
Miss ester smith
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