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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: benjaminyerima9@sohu.com
Reply-To: benjamin_yerima1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:56:39 GMT
Subject: From: Benjamin Yerima.
From: Benjamin Yerima.
Abidjan Cote D'ivoire West Africa.
Home address 05 B.P.1752 cocody 01.
Telephone: +225 08 75 99 48
Good Day,
I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my funds. My name is Benjamin Yerima I am the son of late Dr and Mrs Nana Yerima, Before the death of My father he was a big exporter of Cocoa and coffee in Cote D'ivoire. My father and my mother was killed by the rebels group in Cote D'ivoire.
Before the death of My father he give me a secret concerning a deposit he made in security company in Abidjan West Africa. He deposit the sum of US$18. 5 million dollars in my name.
I would love you to come here in person so that we will meet face to face to be able to go together to the security company to move this money out of the security company in Cote d'Ivoire.
My fathers relatives made some attempts on my life in order to inherite my fathers wealth. Due to this attitude of my father's relatives, I decided to run to Abidjan where i am presently living in a hotel.
I am sincerely solicit your assistance to help me move the money for investment in your country. Your reward for the assistance your are to render to me is negotiable.
Remain Blessed
Benjamin Yerima.
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