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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: george_bamba@freemail.lt
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:12:15 -0200
Subject: Hello, Good Day....
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa
28/10/2005
Dearest One,
Greetings to you and your family.
Please i will be very glad if you could take your time to read this letter and
let me know your capability to stand as my guardian and help me out of my difficult
situation.
In details: I am George Bamba by name, the only son of late Chief Alfred Bamba
from the Republic of South Africa. I was 21 years old this june 15th 2005.
My father was a well established diamond and gold broker in Johannesburg, South
Africa. After 3 days he came back from a business meeting to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
he was mobbed and attacked by unknown gunmen on his way to his private warehouse
on his routine inspections accompanied by my only little sister Nene, who died
instantly from a gun shot.
My father died after 5 days in a private hospital. While on his sick bed he
disclosed to me that he deposited huge amount of money amounting to 6.8million
American dollars in one of the banks in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire indicating my
name as his next of kin and heir to the money. He also told me during our conversations
that in case he died of this attack i should look for a capable and trustworthy
person who will take good care of me and will guide me in investing this money
wisely and be useful in life.
Because of many wicked and frustrating ways of my Uncles back home in South
Africa. I am here now in Abidjan and have located the bank where my father deposited
the money and have successfully identified myself to them. But they refused
to release the money to me insisting that i must present to them my legal guardian
as demanded by my father's deposit agreement before they can release the money.
Please could you be my legal guardian by providing a safe bank account where
this money will be safely transferred into for a very good and lucrative business
in your country and also help in my relocation to your copuntry to stay with
you for some time and to be able to comfortably finish my education.
I have made up my mind to compensate you with the 15% of the total money for
your kind consideration and future assistance.
I am waiting to hear from you soon so that we can proceed soon.
Thanks and God bless,
George Bamba.
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