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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: Roseline & Janet <amandatafida1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:01:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Roseline & Janet.
From Roseline & Janet.
Eglise Du Assemble Du Dieu.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
ATTN: RESPECTFUL ONE.
Permit us to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. we got to know of you courtesy of International Business Bureau here in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
I am ROSELINE MARCULEY, the Frist daughter of my late perents of the blessed memory. My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who who based in ACCRA, GHANA and ABIDJAN respectively, the economic capital of COTE D'IVOIRE.
He was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their business outings. When my mother died on the 21st octomber, 2000, our father took me and my Sister JANET so precious because we were motherless.
Before the death of our father on the 30th November, 2002 in a private hospital here in ABIDJAN, he sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of $1.5Million US DOLLARS (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) deposited in an account with an apex bank here in ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.
He told us that he deposited the money under his name and made his next of kin with my name . He further explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associate, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where we will transfer this money to and use it for investment purposes.
We are honourably seeking for your assistant in the following ways below:
1)We want you to assist us in clearing this fund into your account Overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also to use it for investment purposes. My interested areas of investment are: REAL-ESTATE, HOTELS AND PETROLUM INDUSTRY.
(2)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am only 17years old.while my younger sister is 15 years old
(3)To make arrangement for me and my sister JANET to come over to your country to further our EDUCATION and to secure a residential permit in your country.
More over, We are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your assistance, after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account, while 5% has been mapped out for any expenses that may be made during the course of this transaction.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as we believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 working days, from the day you signify interest to assist me.
Awaiting to hear from you soonest.Please reach us through the E-MAIL address above discuss the modalities. Conclusively, keep this transaction strickly confidential.
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated
co-operation.
Best Regards,
Roseline & Janet
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