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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: "Peter Williams" <petwilly@123.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: petwilly64@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:13:12 +0100
Subject:
HELLO FRIEND,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I BELIEVE
YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TRUST
WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY
MATTER OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE
IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM PETER WILLIAMS THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE
DR AND MRS JEAN WILLIAMS . MY FATHER WAS A VERY
WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTE D’IVOIRE,MY FATHER WAS
POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984,
MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON
24TH 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 US$25,600,000
(TWENTY FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY
FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WITH MY NAME
AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, HIS LAST WORDS WAS THAT I
SHOULD MOVE TO GHANA IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS
BURIAL WHERE HIS ENEMIES WILL NOT KNOW MY
WHERE ABOUT THEN FROM GHANA THAT I MUST FIND
ANY POSSIBLE MEANS OF MOVING OUT OF AFRICA AND
NATURALIZE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE I CAN PUT
UP SOLID INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY SO THAT I
WILL NOT LACK ANYTHING AS HIS ONLY SON.
NOW I AM STAYING HERE IN A VILLAGE CALLED
OKPONG IN KUMASI GHANA WITH A TEACHER AND HIS
FAMILY OF 4. THOUGH THEY ARE VERY POOR BUT
CARING.
ACCORDING TO HIM IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH
THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,
AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER
THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE
,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS MOVED THE
CONSIGMENT AS DEPOSITED TO THEIR SISTER
COMPANY IN ABROAD BECUASE OF THE WAR IN MY
COUNTRY THEREFORE, IT BECAME A VERY BIG
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO FULFIL MY FATHER'S DREAM
FOR ME TO MOVE OUT OF AFRICA. I AM HONOURABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
(2) ASSIST ME IN PUTTING THIS SUM OF MONEY IN SAFE
KEEPING BY
ACCEPTING TO RECEIVE IT FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY WITH A
LETTER OF AUTHORITY FROM ME.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND
TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN
YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT
/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION
TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A FEW
DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
THE DETAILS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY, CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT AND DEPOSIT PIN NUMBER WOULD BE
RELEASED TO YOU WHEN WE MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED
CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE THE FULL IDENTITY
OF EACH OTHER JUST FOR ME TO BE WELL SECURED.
I WILL NEED YOU TO SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION AND IF
YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS BUSINESS,DO NOT
REPLY ME INSTEAD DELETE THIS INFORMATION FROM
YOUR SYSTEM PLEASE.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
PETER WILLIAMS
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