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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: "Mrs. Clara Fofana" <clarafofana05@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: clarafofana@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:32:14 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REFER UGENTLY
Mrs. Clara Fofana.
Dakar Senegal
+221 545 7127
Compliments of the season,
With faith in the Almighty and confidence in the choice I have made by contacting you regarding this very important matter which I will explain to you, I feel confident to receive your cooperation. I am pleased to introduce a business opportunity to you, and I hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had previous correspondence on this. My name is Mrs. Clara Fofana an Ivorian National, and I am the wife of Chief Thomson Bongo Fofana. My husband was a rich Wood and Cocoa merchant, based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast but my husband was killed recently as a result of conspiracy between some of his family members and business associates. A secret false allegation was leveled against him that he was using his wealth to purchase arms for opposition members of the government and because of this my husband was assassinated causing me to escape to Dakar Senegal with my son.
During the period my husband had problem of land dispute with his brothers, he called me secretly and told me that he kept a Large sum of money in a finance and security company here in Dakar and that he used my names as the next of kin in the deposit. He also explained to me that it was because of the unsafe political atmosphere in our country that he had decided to ensure that part of his wealth is relocated by this way to overseas to be used for investment such as (real estate, stock market or other profitable business). After my husband's death, I was faced with many dangers from hostile relatives and business associates and couple with the war in my country between the Government and the rebels. We have now been granted Asylum by the Senegalese government but our stay here is going to be for a very short time and I will like to relocate this fund before leaving this place.
On arrival to Dakar I have succeeded in confirming the availability of the fund at the Finance and Security firm, but my refugee status and health condition does not allow me the opportunity to personally handle this matter, coupled with the fact that I do not like to expose my name directly linking to this fund for safety of the money. I am asking for your assistance in the following ways:
1) To stand as my appointed trustee and receive the deposit into your custody.
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for my son in your country to continue his education and to procure me a residential permit in your country.
Thanking you for your understanding and I look forward to your earliest reply to my appeal.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Clara Fofana.
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