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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: "Clara Folana" <cl_folana2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cl_folana02@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 22:41:31 +0200
Subject: i am expecting your quick respones
From:
Mrs. Clara Folana.
Dakar Senegal
+221 545 7127
Compliments of the day !
With confidence in the choice I have made by contacting you regarding this very important matter which I will explain to you, I look forward to receive your immediate cooperation. I am pleased to introduce this transaction 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 Folana an Ivorian National, and I am the wife of Chief Thomson Bongo Folana. 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 greedy family members and business associates. A false allegation was leveled against him that he was using his wealth to sponsor opposition members to 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 received the first threat, he started plans for us to move out of the country for safety then he called me secretly and told me that he kept a good sum of money in a finance and security company here in Dakar and that he used my son's name 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 with your assistance, 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 holding company, but our political status and my health condition does not allow me the opportunity to personally handle this matter, coupled with the fact that it will be difficult to relocate the fund from here without the involvement of a foreigner. 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 before my arrival.
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 response to my appeal via madamfolana2@yahoo.com
Yours truly,
Mrs. Clara Folana
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