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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: "sandra lansana" <lan@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lan66_s@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:16:29 +0000
Subject: yours consent
DEAREST ONE.
WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY I DECIDE TO CONTACT YOU AND AS WELL RELATE MY PERSONAL ISSUE OF WHICH I HEREBY SEEK FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE.
I AM SANDRA LANSANA FROM COTE D IVOIRE NATIONALITY AND THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR FRANCIS LANSANA.MY FATHER'S ASSASINATION BY THE REBEL FORCES DUE TO THE ON GOING POLITICAL CIVIL WAR HERE IN MY COUNTRY HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PIANS AND AS A RESULT TURNING ME INTO AN ORPHAN.MY FATHER WAS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL COCOA AND COFFEE FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF COTE D' IVOIRE.
AFTER THE ASSASINATION OF MY FATHER,I MANAGED TO ESCAPED AND GET INTO ABIDJAN,THE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL CITY OF COTE D'IVOIRE WITH THE HELP OF MY LATE FATHER'S FRIEND WHO IS A TRAWLER,I CAME INTO ABIDJAN WITH SOME VALUEABLES DOCUMENTS WHICH MY LATE FATHER HAD OBTAINED FROM A SECURITY COMPANY HERE WHEN HE DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT BOX WITH THEM. REALLY THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNENT WAS MONEY WHICH AMMOUNTS TO THE SUM OF SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS($6m). BUT MY LATE FATHER DID NOT INFORM THE SECURITY COMPANY ABOUT THE REAL CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT. BUT HE INFORMED THEM THAT THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT WAS OUR FAMILY VALUABLES. THIS WAS JUST FOR THE SAFETY OF THE MONEY CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT HE COULD LOSE THE MONEY BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL WAR HERE. REALLY HE HAD THE INTENTION TO USE THE MONEY FOR AN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT JUST FOR OUR FAMILY WELL BEING AND UO BRING REGARDING THIS FACT HE USED MY NAME SANDRA LANSANA AS THE NEXT OF KIN. BUT DURING THE!
HEAT OF THE POLITICAL WAR. MY FATHER INSTRUCTED THE SECURITY COMPANY TO MOVE THE CONSIGNMENT THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MEANS INTO EUROPE FOR SAFETY FOR YOURINFORMATION,WE HAD CONTACTED THE AFORE MENTIONED SECURITY COMPANY TO PLACE OUR CLAIM OF WHICH IT WAS CONFIRMED, BUT I STILL DID NOT DISCLOSE THE REAL CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT AS MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE CONSIGNMENT AS FAMILY
VALUEABLES.MEANWHILE DUE THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND MOSTLY FOR MY FUTURE.I WANT YOU TO PLEASE ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THESE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE AND ALSO ASSIST IN INVESTING IT PROPERLY SO THAT IT WILL SUSTAIN ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I WILL LOCATE SOME PART OF THE MONEY TO YOU FOR YOUR
REWARD PLS NOTE THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE POLITICAL SITUATIONS HERE. PLS DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS; AT (sddnylan6500@yahoo.fr)
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. I WILL DETAIL YOU MORE AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AS YOU ARE READY
TO ASSIST ME.
YOURS SINCERELY.
SANDRA LANSANA
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