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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: John Kodo <johnkodo8@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: john_kodo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:11:17 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Greetings From Ivory Coast
From John Kodo
Social student
Of The University
Abidjan Ivory Coast
West Africa
Hello Dear,
How are hope fine,I will appreciate your urgent response.I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since I don’t know you in person or met with you before, but I am of the believe that you would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.
I was, until recently, a Social student of the University of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire West Africa.
I am the only Son of late Mr Thomas Kobo. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business last year.
When my mother died on the October 1987, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father last year, in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum left in account in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
1)I am honourably seeking your assistance to provide a bank account to the bank, where this money will be transferred to.
2)You will serve as the guardian of this funds since I am a Boy of 21 years.
3)You will make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred to you.
I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production since I am into studies of socialogy. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me please indicate your interest.
I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after this successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas.
Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction contact me so that I will send you documents of this fund. Note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreciated in replying soonest.
Thanks and best regards.
God Bless You
John Kodo
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