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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: "Powell" <elvispowell2008@centrum.sk>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:15:48 +0200
Subject: DEAREST ONE.
DEAREST ONE.
GREETINGS AND BEST REGARDS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR URGENT HELP.
I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
I AM ELVIS POWEL, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE CHIEF GILBERT POWEL WHO WAS A WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SINCE THEN, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL .
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2005 , HE TOOK ME TO A BANK WHERE HE HAS A SUM OF US$5,300,000 (FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.
MY FATHER USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN
DEPOSITING OF THE MONEY.
MY FATHER ADVICED ME THAT IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR DEATHN. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (HOTEL MANAGEMENT).
I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND THAT IS WHY I ASK FOR YOUR HELP.
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR
YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT .
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS:(elvispowell2008@yahoo.com)
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ELVIS. POWEL
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