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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: antia konal <anita_konal44@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 05:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ANITA KONAL.
FROM:MISS MISS ANITA KONAL
E-MAIL/(anita_konal44@yahoo.com)
ABIDJAN WEST AFRICA
DEAREST,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE)
I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDENCE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.I AM MISS ANITA KONAL,
THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE DR JOHN KONAL MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOAMERCHANT 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 DISCUSSON A BUSINESS TRIP. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21st of OCTOBER 1990, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 12TH JAN 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$14,500,000 (FOURTEEN MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY WEALTH AND THE BUSINESS WHICH AMOUNT TO US$34.000.000 THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT HE WAS KILLED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, 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 ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OR REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND FROM THE BANK HERE TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 22YEARS
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AS I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO PASTORAL SCHOOL.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. YOU MADE TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TRANSACTION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. FOR THE INTEREST OF MY MAIL YOU CAN CONTACT MY REV. PASTOR DENNIS JOHNSON AT BASSAM GOSPEL MISSION CHURCH ABIDJAN-COTED'IVOIRE.
PRESENTLY I AM STAYING WITH REV.PASTOR DENNIS JOHNSON WHO I TOOK LIKE FATHER TO ME IS IN CONTROL IN THIS TRANSACTION AS YOU KNOW.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS ANITA KONAL
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