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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: "mrs marie-vivian foe" <mariefoe@williambrain.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:00:20 +0000
Subject: RE:hello
GOOD DAY,
FRIEND.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH YOUR COUNTRY,S CHAMBER OF COMMERNCE
WEBSITE DIRECTORY.
I AM MRS MARIE-LOUISE FOE FROM (CAMEROUN) IN AFRICA, THE WIFE OF LATE
MR.MARC-VIVIEN FOE, THE CAMEROUNIAN FOOTBALL PLAYER,WHOM DIED DUE TO HEART
FAILURE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD DURING THE CONFEDRATIONS CUPMATCH 2003.
A MONTH BEFORE MY HUSBAND DIED, WE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWENTY TWO MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($ 22,OOO,OOO) IN A FINANCE COMPANY IN THE NETHERLANDS
FOR SAFE KEEPING. SINCE HIS DEATH, I HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH FAMILY
PROBLEMS WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS, OF WHICH THEY HAD TO FREEZE THE WHOLE
ACCOUNTS AND HIS PROPERTIES HE HAD BOTH IN CAMEROUN AND IN UNITED KINGDOM
AND TOOK IT TO THEMSELVES.
THAT IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED NOW TO MAKE A MOVE BY CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME
TRANSFER THIS MONEY WE DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE COMPANY IN THE NETHERLANDS
PRIVATELY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND INVEST IT IN GOOD PROFITING BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO YOUR RECOMMENTION. THIS MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE FINANCE COMPANY
IN The NETHERLANDS WHICH I NOW WANT TO INVEST FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN,S
BENEFITS AFTER I HAD FINISHED MOURNING HIM. I WANT YOU TO HELP ME TRANSFER
THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO ASSIST ME TO INVEST IT THERE IN YOUR
COUNTRY IN LANDED ASSESTS, SHARES OR ANY OTHER PROFITABLE VENTURES
ACCORDINGTO YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
I WILL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AFTER ASSISTING
ME. PLEASE I AM COUNTING ON YOU TO HELP ME. MY HUSBAND,S RELATIONS ARE AFTER
ME AND MY CHILDREN,S LIFE BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND,S PROPERTIES THAT IS WHY I
AM NOW ON ASYLUM IN NEIGHBOURING NIGERIA,IN THE HOUSE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S
ATTORNEY.BUT I WANT TO LEAVE AFRICA TO RECIDE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH MY
CHILDREN AND ESTABLISH WITH THIS MONEY OVER THERE TO HAVE MY PEACE. I KNOW
THAT THIS MY REQUEST MIGHT SURPRISE YOU WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU WITHOUT
CONTACTINGANY OF MY RELATIVES OR FRIENDS,BUT PLEASE DONT MISUDERSTAND ME, I
DECIDED TO CONTACT A FOREIGNER LIKE YOU WHO CAN BE TRUSTWORTHY, HONEST,AND
WHO CAN ALSO KEEP THE SECRET OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE IN
AFRICA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEPOSITED FUND EXCEPT ME MY LATE HUSBANDS ATTORNEY
AND YOU .
SO I ALSO ADVICE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS SECRET AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE
THIS MONEY IS THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.THEY WOULD HAVE
ALSO CLAIMED THE FUND IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT I REFUSED TO TELL THEM
ABOUT THE DEPOSITED FUND IN THE NETHERLANDS THAT WAS WHY THEY COULD NOT
CLAIM THE FUND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY.PLEASE I WANT YOUTO
HELP ME TO NEGOTIATE HOW I CAN INVEST WITH THIS MONEY.AND TO ASSIST ME BUY A
COMFORTABLE ACCOMODATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN WITH PART OF THIS FUND.YOU
CAN CONTACT MY HUSBAND'S ATTORNEY BARRISTER PETER ROBERTS THROUGH HIS
EMAIL ADDRESS chambers_umunna_james@lawyer.com
AND PHONE NUMBER +234-80-2684-7678
YOU CAN ALSO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME DIRECTLY THROUGH MY PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL
ADDRESS. MRS MARIA FOE
EMAIL marie_foe7@yahoo.co.uk
phone +234-80-2722-2143.
I SHALL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE I,M COUNTING ON YOU FOR TRUST AND HELP.ABOVE ALL IS
SECRECY BECAUSE NOBODY IS AWARE OF THIS MONEY EXCEPT MY LATE HUSBAND'S
ATTORNEY,ME AND YOU, EVEN MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS
DEPOSITEDFUND BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS.A PROMPT RESPONSE WOULD BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.TILL I HEAR FROM YOU, THEN MY LAWYER WILL DETAIL YOU ON HOW TO
TRANSFER THEFUND FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY DELAY
BECAUSE I HAVETHE DEPOSIT INVOICE WITH ME HERE AND THE SECRET CODE WHICH THE
FINANCECOMPANY ISSUED TO US WHEN THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED.
THANKS,
REGARDS/GOD BLESS.
MRS MARIE FOE.
http://www.marcvivienfoe.com
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