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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: richard_guei001tg@handbag.com
Reply-To: richard_guei000tg@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:06:06 +0000
Subject: FROM MR RICHARD, INVESTMENT PROPOSAL IN YOUR COUNTRY/COMPANY
FROM:MR RICHARD GUEI JR
VERONICA GUEST HOUSE.
LOME ? TOGO,
TEL:00228 924 88 29
E-MAIL:richard.guei1@caramail.com
DEAR ONE,
I AM WRITING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU WITH TEARS AND GRIEFIN MY HEART. I KNOW
THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT DON'T WORRY, I PRAYED OVER AND
OVER AND ALSO FASTED FOR GOD'S DIRECTION TOWARD PROVIDING SOMEBODY FOR ME
WHO I CAN TRUST IN ORDER TO SECURE MY MONEY ABROAD.
I AM MR.RICHARD GUEI JR, ONE OF THE SONS OF THE FORMER MILITARY PRESIDENT
OF REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE IN WEST AFRICA, LATE GEN.ROBERT GUEI WHO WAS
ASSASINATED BY THE REBELES WHO WANT TO OVER THROW THE PRESENT CIVILIAN PRESIDENT
MR. LAURENT GBAGBO. DESPITE THE HIGH RATE OF FRAUD ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNET,
I BELIEVE AND TRUST YOU CAN BE OF IMMENSE ASSISTANCE TO ME RESPECTIVE OF
ANY ODD.
MY FATHER DIED AFTER THE REBEL STRUCK OUR MANSION AND GAVE MY FATHER SEVERAL
BEATINGS LEFT WITH SOME BULLET WOUNDS IN HIS BODY. BEFORE MY FATHER'S DEATH
HE DEPOSITED TWO (2) TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING THE TOTAL SUM OF USD$22.5 MILLIONS
(TWENTY TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO
A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN LOME-TOGO WEST AFRICA, WHERE I AM NOW WITH MY
SISTER SEEKING POLITICAL ASSYLUM. BE INFORMED THAT MY LATE FATHER DID NOT
DISCLOSE THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE BOXES TO THE OFFICIALS IN THE SECURITY
COMPANY.HE (MY LATE FATHER)MADE THEM TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN AFRICAN ARTS
WORK BELONGING TO HIS FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL LATER COME FOR THE CLEARING.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE BOX CONTAINS MONEY
AND THEY DO NOT KNOW MY FATHER'S PARTNER.
MY LATE FATHER HANDED OVER THE WHOLE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSITED
TRUNK BOXES WHICH THE SECURITY COMPANY ISSUED TO HIM ON THE VERY DAY HE
MADE THE DEPOSIT TO ME.BECAUSE OF OUR IGNORANCE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD I
WANT YOU TO MAKE URGENT ARRAGNEMENTS TO VISIT ME HERE FOR JUST 3 WORKING
DAYS SO THAT WE CAN WITHDRAW THE CONSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER THE WHOLE MONEY
INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY WHERE YOU MAY PROPOSE.
I HAVE AGREED WITH MY SISTER TO GIVE YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR
KIND ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURED DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS TRANSACTION SUCH AS: BANK
TAXES, FLIGHT TICKETS, TELEPHONE BILLS, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, FEEDING AND
OTHERS, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU
WILL BE THE GENERAL OVERSEER OF THE WHOLE INVESTMENT.
THIS LINE IS STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL:00228 924 8829,CALL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.OR SEND A MAIL TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS:richard.guei1@caramail.com
I URGENTLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE SO AS TO FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS
ON THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO EFFECTING A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP IN YOUR FAVOUR
THAT WILL FURTHER BOOST YOUR STATUS AS THE BENEFICIARY BEFORE YOU TRAVEL
FOR THE COLLECTION .
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED
MR RICHARD GUEI JR
TEL:00228-924-88-29.
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