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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: "joseph gary" <joseph_gary2@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 21:55:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENTE ASSISTANCES
FROM JOSEPH AND SISTER.
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
URGENT ASISTANCE PLEASE
SAVE OUR LIFE.
DEAR RESPECTFUL.
WARM GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD ALLMIGHTY
I INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU WITH ALL FAITH, TRUST AND HOPE
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND TO ASSIST US NOT TO BETRAY US AT THE END. I WAS 20
YEARS OLD BOY WHEN MY FATHER DIED 2 YEARS AGO IN A GOLD MINE IN MENDE,
REPUBLIC OF SERRIA LEONE.HE WAS INTO LEGAL GOLD MINNING,HE HAS SUCCEDED
IN SAVING THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARSUS ($10.500,000)IN A TRUNK BOX CONSIGNMENT DEPOSITED IN SAFE
SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN DURING HIS BUSINESS ON GOLD, BEFORE HE
WENT ON A TRIP TO REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA NEAR BY COUNTRY
TO OUR COUNTRY TO SAVE HIS MONEY FOR SECURITY REASONS BECAUSE OF THE
POLITICAL PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY.
SINCE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER OUR STEP MOTHER HAS BEEN TRYING TO KILL
US, SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN US A LOT OF PROBLEM AND SHE HAVE COLLECTED EVERY
THING FROM US AND NOW SHE STILL NEED THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE TO CLAIM
THIS FUND BUT I CAN'T GIVE THIS TO HER BECAUSE IS ALL WE HAVE TO LEAVE
WITH. I AM 22 YEARS WHILE MY SISTER LORA IS 20 YEARS OLD OF AGE WE
STILL NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION AND START A NEW LIFE
OUR STEP MOTHER KNOWS THAT OUR DAD HAS SUCH MONEY BUT SHE DON'T KNOW
WHERE EXACTLY THE FUND IS BEEN DEPOSITED. RIGHT NOW WE ARE HIDING IN A
REFUGEE CAMP IN IVORY COAST.OUR FATHER USED MY NAME 'JOSEPH GARY' AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEPOSITED FUND. AND WE RAN AWAY WITH THE DEPOSIT
DOCUMENT,SO NOBODY HAVE ACCESS TO THE MONEY NOW EXCEPT ME AND MY
YOUNGER SISTER LORA.
WE NEED HELP FROM YOU TO ASIST US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT AND WHO WILL BE SINCERE TO INVITE US TO HIS
COUNTRY WITHOUT CHEATING US OR DOING BAD TO US ON MY ARRIVAL WITH MY
SISTER, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER THE TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN OVERSEAS. PLEASE MAIL ME URGENTLY TO
KNOW YOUR STANDS BEFORE LOOKING FOR HELP ELSEWHERE,
YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON WE ARE CONTACTING IN THIS ISSEU.
PLEASE PERMIT ME TO ASK, CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP US AS YOUR OWN PEOPLE
AND CAN WE COMPLETELY 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
ALSO WANT YOU TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOURSELF IN YOUR REPLY TO MY LETTER
TO YOU.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME AND MY SISTER.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND PRESERVE OUR
FRIENDSHIP IN GOOD FAITH.
BEST REGARDS
JOSEPH GARY AND SISTER,
(LORA)
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