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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: "cortilia ottavia" <cortil_ottavia@cortottaviia.net>
Reply-To: cortil_ottavia@mail2world.com
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:43:26 +0000
Subject: Please help us.
GREETINGS,
MY NAME IS MISS CORTILIA OTTAVIA,21YRS OLD, A ZIMBABWEAN BY NATIONALITY
PRESENTLY RESIDING IN ACCRA, GHANA.
MY FATHER HAD A BIG FARM IN MY COUNTRY BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH DURING THE
CRISES AGAINST WHITE FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY. MY FATHER'S
ATTORNEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME ABOUT SOME MONEY MY FATHER DEPOSITED IN
FINANCE SECURING COMPANY HERE IN GHANA FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT.
THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED AMOUNT IS $9 MILLION DOLLARS (NINE MILLION US DOLLARS)
I'M SOLICITING FOR YOUR HAND IN PARTNERSHIP AS TO COME UP SO THAT WE
CAN BOTH THINK OF A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT TO START WITH THIS FUNDS IN YOUR
COUNTRY.
I HAVE NOT HANDLE SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE, I ALSO DON'T INTEND TO
INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN AFRICA AND I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS, THEREFORE I
NEED A HELPING HAND AS TO INVEST THIS MONEYJUDICIOUSLY.
THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS DEPOSITING OF THE CONSIGNMENT ARE INTACT WITH
ME, I SHALL SEND THEM TO YOU FOR PROOF AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
IN GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH ME AND WE SHALL NEGOTIATE ON THE SHARE
(PERCENTAGE) THEREAFTER.
YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED YOU CAN EMAIL ME ON:
cortil_ottavia@mail2world.com
GOD BLESSES YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MISS CORTILIA OTTAVIA
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