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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: lindakalou10 <morinethomas10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: linda.kalou@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest one
Dearest one,
=A0
How was your day, I hope fine? it is my great desire of going into business=
and parental relationship=A0 with you. I am quite aware that my message wi=
ll come to you as a surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone =
you have not met before to contact you in this regard. My name is Linda kal=
ou, from Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa the only Durgther of late Mr/Mrs George=
kalou. He died mysteriously in France during one of his business trips Abr=
oad 10th.Oct. 2005. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected =
to have been master-minded by a brother of his who travelled with him at th=
at time. But God knows the truth!
=A0
My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took m=
e so special. Before his death on February 12 2005 he called the secretary =
who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he had a sum of this =
money is USD 6.5 million American Dollars and the money is in a bank here i=
n Abidjan the capital city. left in fixed / suspense account in one of the =
prime banks here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Durgther for =
the Next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
=A0
Now there is a trace that it is my uncle that kill him, couple with what he=
is did to me recently so I decided to ran way from our family house to whe=
re I am now because wanted to kill me too to take all the properties. Witho=
ut know that there is this Money with the bank. I contacted you so that you=
will help me and see that this money is transferred to you as my guardian =
so that you will help me to invest and for me to continued my studies. I wa=
nt you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a b=
eneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose.
=A0
I am just 20years old and high school certificate holder; really don't know=
what to do. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer these fund=
s. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incess=
ant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually b=
rought sorrow to my life.=20
I need some to be my Guardian in life that I will look on to as my parents.=
Once the money is transferred, you will make arrangement for me to come ov=
er to you.Please can you be trusted? Do not be offended because of these qu=
estion of mine. I am just curious to know more about you, because it is ris=
k for me.
=A0
Can you honestly help me as your Durgther?
Can you serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years? What per=
centage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the mone=
y is in your account?
Can you make arrangement accommodation in you home or a new Place for me to=
come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a res=
ident permit in your country? Please let me know your mine and how sincere =
you are, everything will be legally done and I hope that we can realise thi=
s with seven Days.
=A0
Anticipating hearing from you urgently.
=A0
Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thanks and God bless.
=A0
My sincere regards,
Linda kalou
=A0
=0A=0A=0A
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