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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: kone.francois75@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:31:14 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20KONE=20FRANCOIS?=
FROM KONE FRANCOIS
lot 164 Riviera 3sogephia
Cocody Abidjan
Côte D'Ivoire.
Email; kone.francois75@zipmail.com.br
Dear Sir,
It is my great interest to lodge this $15.5m to your account with the confidence
which I repose on you, although neither you nor I have met or seen each
other for the first time, but by the grace of fasting and praying in which
I requested God to direct me towards a worthy and God fearing someone
who will not sit on my money but will help me out of my problem.
In fact, I am KONE FRANCOIS from Cote d'Ivoire, the son of late SKINO FRANCOIS
, who was a business tycoon on gold and cocoa exporter precisely in Ghana
and Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. My father was poisoned by his business associates
during a seminar held in Ghana.
Before his death he had sincerely called /confided on me over his possession
of $ 15.5 m dollar
(FIFTHEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which he had deposited
in the Bank for my heritance.
He alerted me that because of his richness comprising with the fact that
we are from north where comes the opposition leader Mr. ALASSANE DRAMAN
OUTARA, who was suspected by the Government to have financed war that
has ravaged this our country.
However, before his death he had advised me in continuation to seek for
a foreigner from any country of my choice where I could transfer this money
and use it for an investment advantageously of which I honourably need your
assistance this way.
(1) To help me to transfer this money to your account successfully confidentially.
(2) To provide a bank account into which this funds will be transferred
(3) You will help me to obtain a residential authorization in your country
immediately you confirm this fund in your account.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% from all the sum for your compensation,
effort/input in helping me to transfer this fund to your account.
Meanwhile, you can indicate your option of helping me while I believe that
this transaction is concluded, indicate also your interest and the investment
that is lucrative.
I am urgently waiting to hear from you. Please respond soon to this mail.
NB/. Your confidentiality will give me the power to send to you all the
necessary documents concerning this transaction.
Thank you and God bless you for your co-operation is welcomed.
MR KONE FRANCOIS
My contact 00 225 07 33 53 57.
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