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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: hasa_a@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:10:44 +0100
Subject: FROM AMED HASSAN
FROM AMED HASSAN
Dear
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirien Chamber
of
Commerce and Industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among
other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to
me
as a reputable and trustworthy person that I can do business with as
per the recommendations.
I must not hesitate to confined in you for this simple and sincere
business.
I am AMED HASSAN, the only son of late Mr .and Mrs.ALI HASSAN.My father
was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant in Abidjan the Economic Capital of
the Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so
special.Before the death of my father on November,2000 in a private
hospital here in Abidjan.
He secretly called me to his bedside and told me that has the sum of
US$17.5M(Seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars) left in fixed
/suspense account in one of the prime Banks here in Abidjan, that he
used my name as his only son for the next of kin in the depositing the
fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he
was poisoned by his business
associates.
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 in a viable
venture.
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways :
1. to provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred
2. to serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years
3. to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure
Residence permit in your county.
Moreover, dear, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer this fund
into your nominated account overseas. Further more, you indicate your
option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction could be
concluded within fourteen(14) working days. Signify your interest in
assisting me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,
(Please do not forget to coll me with this our church phone number
0022507599685.)
FROM AMED HASSAN
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