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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: fairwell@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 00:31:20 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20RELATIONSHIP=20WITH=20YOU=2E?=
FROM:BOBSON KWAME
COTONOU-BENIN WESTAFRICA.
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THRUOGH THE INTERNET AND
DECIEDED TO CONTACT YOU WITHOUT NO HESISTATE TO
CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS
HENCE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AS WELL.
I AM BOBSON, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS.
PIERRE KWAME.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT AND A POLITICIAN BASED IN ABIDJAN THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. BEFORE HE WAS
POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS AS SOCIATES ON ONE
OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCURSSED ON A BUSINESS/POLITIES
OF THEIR PARTY.
HOWEVER,MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001.MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$
25.2,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND U.S.A DOLLARS) LEFT IN ONE SECURITY COMPANY
IN (COTONOU FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN) REGISTERED AS
OUR FAMILY TREASURE OF JEWLIRIENS AND DOCUMENTS FOR
SECRECT.
THE SECURITY COMPANY DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE
TRUNK BOX AS PHISICAL CASH IN DOLLAR.
PRESENTLY THIS IS WHERE I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS FOR
PERIOD OF TIME NOW FOR ME TO GET CONTACT WITH A
TRUSTWARTHY PERSON WHOM WILL HANDLE THE TRANSACTION
WITH ME ALSO BECUASE OF THE REBELLE WAR GOING ON IN
IVORY COAST TILL TODAY.
ALSO MY LATE FATHER, EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS
BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES AND DUE TO POLITIES AS WELL.
THEREFORE I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER FROM ANY
COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHOM SHALL HELP ME CLEAR THE
CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECRURITY COMPANY FOR AN
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT/BUY OF SHARES/STOCKS AND TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION)
RIGHT NOW I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN
THE FOLLOWING WAYS. TO COME DOWN HERE IN COTONU BENIN
AND STAND AS MY LATE FATHERS BUSINESS PARTNER AND
CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS CONSIGNMENT.AND TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO TARVELL WITH YOU TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE CONSIGNMENT HAS BEING CLEARED AND
DEPOSIT WITH ANY LOCAL BANK HERE FOR THE TRANSFER OF
THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AS BEEN
CONCLUDED. YOU SHALL BE GIVEN 25% OF TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION. MOREOVER, YOU CAN INDICATE
YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT
THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN THREE (3)
DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME AND YOUR
ARRIVAL HERE IN COTONOU BENIN AS THE MANGEMENT OF
SECURITY COMPANY ASSURED ME.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON THROUGH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESSE OR ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS: fairwell174@yahoo.co.uk
THANKS AND GOD BLESS AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
BOBSON.KWAME ORPHAN.
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