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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: "FROM VICTOR KONA" <victork@z6.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 19:54:10 +0300
Subject: FROM VICTOR KONA
Hello sir,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.Please never this letter come to you as a surprise, because it has been the will of GOD for us to contact you this moment and selected your name among other names as GOD directed
us after our prayers.
In deed,I am VICTOR KONA and my sister's name is THERESA KONA,we are the children of late MR and MRS DAVID KONA, my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant,we lived in ABIDJAN, the capital of COTE D IVOIRE, he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business meetings.
When my mother died on the 21st october 1996, my father took me so
special because I am his only surviving son. Before the death of my father on 14th november 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $8.000.000.(EIGHT MILLION US DOLLARS) left in a fixed/suspense acount in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only son for his next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this money that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a GOD fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money for proper investment purpose,as his condition are like this .
Sir I am honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways as I
and my sister has decided to live this country to come to your country
to live and continue with our education.
For to help us this are things we need.
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money will be transferred
to .
(2) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I and my sister are
still young and ophans, I am 26 years old while my sister is 23 years
old.
(3) To make arrangement for us to come over to your country in other to
further our education and to secure a residential permit in your country.
(4) To assist us look for a lucrative business where this fund will be
invested on after transferring the fund.
Moreover Sir, I and my sister are willing to offer you 10% of this total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund to your account overseas.
Furthermore you can also help to indicate your option towards assisting us.on your indication of intrest to help us, i will forward your names and email address to the security company for a change of ownership, i will also contact a lawyer who is going to represent us for a smooth transaction, i will stop here till i hear from you.
Goodbye and God bless.
Best Regards.
Victor Kona.
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