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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: tinkoffi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:23:55 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20FROM=3A=20MR=2ETIN=20KOFFI?=
FROM: MR.TIN KOFFI
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE
WEST AFRICa
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
please repiy me with this private e mail box
Although we have not met, I got your contact through
the internet and decided to contact you for
assistance. I was, until recently, a final year
engineering student of the University of Sierra Leone,
West Africa. Early in January2001 , the rebels
in my country struck our township and killed my
parents in one of their attacks. My late father, Dr
KOOFI, being the The director of sierra
leone daimond and gold minner cooperation was a prime
target.
Fortunately for me, I was in school when the attack
took place. I equally lost my only sister to the
rebels. When I got home for the remains of my parents
and the subsequent burial that followed, I discovered a
document indicating that my late father had deposited
some $15.5M.United States Dollar with one of
the security company
here in abidjan cote d'ivorie. This money,
according to the document, was meant for the building of an ultra morden
hospital in memory of my grand
father by my late father,when I complete my studies.
Upon the discovery of this document, I travelled to
the cote d'ivorie to trace the security company and to> make
claims for the said money as the only surviving next
of kin to my father.
But deliberatley, I have kept all my uncles
and Aunts out of the issue as none of them will be
happy to know I am in possession of such money. I have
succeded in making the people at the bank believe that
I am the next of Kin and all the documents related to this
are now with me. I do not know what to
do with it but I have decided to contact you to seek
your assistance in helping me to take it out to your
country or through your account and help me to come to
your country to continue my education and you
will help me to get the money invested until such a
time that I will be ready to begin to use it. I am
really desperate as I am the only one know in my
family.please,
Let me know what you want as compensation for helping
me to solve this my problem. Most importantly,I
seriously appeal that you maintain high level of
secrety and confidentiality in the whole thing.
Please I know that, this letter may sound strange
and incredible to you, Therefore for the sake of God
and humanity give an immediate positive consideration
and reply to me through my e-mail address. I will
willingly agree to offer you any suitable percentage
of the money you will propose as your compensation for
your assistance with regards to the above.
I remain yours sincerely,
TIN KOFFI
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