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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: morriswills1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:18:04 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=3AMR=20MORRIS=20WILLIAMS?=
FROM :MR MORRIS WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
ABIDJAN WEST AFRICA.
PHONE: 00225 07132791
ATTENTION MY DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF
GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOU.FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM MORRIS WILLIAMS THE ONLY CHILD
OF LATE MR AND MRS WILLIAMS,MY FATHER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT
BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL
OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED
TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON
A BUSINESS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER
1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH
OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2001
IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND
TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$10,000,000(TENMILLION,UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN
A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY
NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN
IN DEPOSITING OF 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 PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL
ESTATE MANAGEMENT) I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING
YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY
WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO.(2)TO SERVE AS THE
GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF YOUNG
AGE AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT TRANSFER(3)TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER
TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF
THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR
EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS.
ONCEMORE, I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE SINCERE TO ME AND WILL NOT
CHEAT NOR SEAT ON THIS MONEY AFTER BEEN
TRANSFERD TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS I AM ONLY A
YOUNG BOY.YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO BE MY
GUARDIAN AND WILL ALSO DIRECT ME ON THE
AREA TO INVEST THIS MONEY WISELY.
FURTHERMORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION OR
INTEREST AND YOUR CAPABILITY OF HANDLING SUCH
A TRANSACTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN
SEVEN(7)DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
LASTLY, EVERY DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS FUND ARE
WITH ME AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU FOR
CONFIRMATION FROM THE FINANCE INSTITUTION WHERE
THE MONEY IS BEEN DEPOSITED BY MY LATE DAD
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON OR YOU
CALL ME ON: 0022507132791.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
MORRIS WILLIAMS
FOR THE FAMILY
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