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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: nora tofa <tofanora22@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: norat211@hotmail.fr
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: my situation
From Nora Tofa
Address: Rue de 14 Abidjan 03,
01 BP 615, Abidjan,
Cote D'Ivoire.
Good a thing to contact you. I have a worrying situation to relay to you but this however, is not compulsory neither will I in any manner compel you to honour it against your will. Your
profile which I was opportuned to read encouraged me to send you this email.
I am Nora Tofa, 21 years old and the only daughter of my late parents - Mr.&Mrs.Paul Tofa ( of blessed memory ).
My late father was a highly reputable business man(a Cocoa Merchant) who operated in Cote d'ivoire and other African countries when he was alive. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in Tunisia during one of his business trips abroad on the 24th of November 2003. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by his younger brother who travelled to Tunisia with him at that time but God knows the truth.
My mother died when I was just 8 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Meanwhile, before my father died he called his secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he deposited the sum of Six Million Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (USD$M6.4) in a suspence bank account with one of the local banks here in Cote D'ivoire in my favour and I will like you to help me transfer this fund to your bank account in your country.
Now I am just 21 years old and presently taking exams to proceed my education to University level and really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in my country. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life, I am in a sincere desire of your honest help in this regard. Your suggestions, advice and ideas will be highly appreciated and nurtured to improve my life. Dearest, you will kindly need to help me provide a very good bank account in your country where this funds will be transfered into after which I can join you in your country to further my University Education. Can you please permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me as your sibling?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of this fund in question would you ask for as a pay back when the money enters into your bank account?
Do please consider my horrible situation and get back to me as soon as possible with the desire to help me.
Thank you so much and may God bless us.
Yours Sincerely,
Nora Tofa
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