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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:48:38 +0100
Subject: From Miss Susan .
From Miss Susan .
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
West Africa.
=C2=A0
Dear Respectful.
Warm greetings to you and your family in the name of God. I am aware that=
this is not a formal approach in starting a relationship, but as time go=
es on, you will realise the need for my approach.=C2=A0 My email to you w=
ill come as as a surprise since i don't know you in person. But if this m=
essage comes to you out of your wish, i am very sorry. I hope that you wi=
ll read through this email and understand how difficult things can be for=
someone in a particular=C2=A0 period in life. I introduce my self to you=
with all faith, trust and hope you will understand to assist us not to b=
etray us at the end.=20
=C2=A0
I was 20 Years old when my father died 2 years ago in a gold mine in MEND=
E, Republic of Serria Leone .He was into legal gold minning,he has succed=
ed in saving the sum of $9 Miilion U.S.D (Nine million United State Dolla=
rs.) left in fixed /suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abi=
djan=C2=A0 during his Business on Gold, before he went on a trip to Repub=
lic of Cote D=E2=80=98Ivoire West Africa near by country to our country t=
o save his money for security reasons because of the political problem in=
our country.
=C2=A0
Since the death of our father our step mother has been trying to kill=C2=A0=
us, she has been given us a lot of problem and she have collected every=C2=
=A0 thing from us and now she still need the deposit certificate to claim=
this=C2=A0 fund but I can=E2=80=98t give this to her because is all we h=
ave to leave with. I am=C2=A0 22 years while my brother Daniel is 20 year=
s old of age we still need to go=C2=A0 to school and have a better educat=
ion and start a new life.=20
=C2=A0
Our step mother knows that our dad has such money but she don=E2=80=98t k=
now where exactly the fund is been deposited. Right now we are hiding in =
a guest house here in Ivory Coast. Our father used my name =E2=80=98Susan=
Kalon=E2=80=98 as the next=C2=A0 of kin to the deposited fund. And we ra=
n away with the deposit document, so nobody have access to the money now =
except me and my younger brother Daniel.
=C2=A0
We need help from you to asist us to transfer this money to your=C2=A0 co=
untry for investment and who will be sincere to invite us to his country=C2=
=A0 without cheating us or doing bad to us on my arrival with my brother,=
we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum=C2=A0 after the transfe=
r of this fund into your account in overseas. Please mail me urgently to =
know your stands before looking for help elsewhere,=C2=A0 you=E2=80=98re =
the first person we are contacting in this isseu.
=C2=A0
Please permit me to ask, can you honestly help us as your own people=C2=A0=
and can we completely=C2=A0 trust you? We are kindly requesting for this=
vital information from you if you agreed to assist us out of our problem=
: (1) Your full name (2) Your Personal telephone number and fax.I will al=
so=C2=A0 want you to tell me more about your self in your reply to my let=
ter to you.=20
=C2=A0
Thank you for your signify interest to assist me and my brother. Hoping=C2=
=A0 to hear from you soon. May God bless you and preserve our friendship =
in=C2=A0 good faith. I will be expecting your urgent reply=C2=A0thanks.=C2=
=A0
Best regards
Miss Susan and Brother.
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