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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: "STELLA AKA" <akastel2001@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: akastel@eudoramail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:11:47 +0000
Subject: urgent.
FROM STELLA AKA
ABIDJAN , COTE-D'IVOIRE
E.MAIL:akastel@eudoramail.com
DEAR SIR,
I WRITE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE . I KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OR WRITTEN BEFORE. INTRODUCING MYSELF,I AM STELLA AKA. THE DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS GEORGE AKA, MY FATHER WAS A WELL KNOWN COCAO AND COFFEE MERCHANT BASED IN IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) AND WAS KILLED ON 19 SEPT 2002 DURING THE REBEL ATTACK OF MY COUNTRY IVORY COAST. WHILE WE WERE AWAY TO SCHOOL.
SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, WE ARE SUFFERING FROM MALTREATMENT, HUMILIATION AND ALL SORT OF THING INFACT OUR LIFE ARE NO MORE SAVE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TAKING CARE OF US. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 19 SEPT 2002 HE TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF USD$8.5M (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE AND MY NAME IS THIER AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF OUR SITUATION AND DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND I HAVEN'T HANDLE TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MEANWHILE MY FATHER TOLD ME EARLIER THAT HE WANT TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL HELP US IN TRANSFERING THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OVERSEAS. PLEASE I AM HUMBLY SEEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
1- TO ASSIST ME IN PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT OF YOURS WHERE
THIS FUND CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO.
2- TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BUSINESS
3- TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY WITH MY BROTHER AND TO HELP US SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY TO ENABLE US FINISH OUR EDUCATION. MOREOVER, I AM
WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS,WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET
ANY EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE.
FURTHERMORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME IF YOU
SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I WILL FORWARD THE DOCUMENTS AS REGARDS THE DEPOSIT OF THE FUND WITH THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY I RECEIVE YOUR MESSAGE
NB: PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THE
ABOVE E-MAIL akastel@eudoramail.com
GOD BLESS YOU
YOURS SINCERELY
STELLA AKA
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