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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: doris_popur@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:15:21 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?urgent=20attention?=
From : Mrs doris popur and son
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Email contact : doris_popur@yahoo.fr
Dear respectful,
Going by the fact that we have not met before, nor have a former contact
with you, permit us to inform you our desire of going into business relationship
with, which by virtue shall bring financial-upliftment, greatness and honour
to our respective families on its conclussion.
Purpose of contact :
I am Mrs doris popur the wife of, Chief paulson popur (late) were very wealthy
Gold/ Ivory marchants based in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire. Recently,on
our return from a business trip in Bangkok to negotiate on business deal,
we were attacked by some unknwon assasins, unfortunately my husband died
instantly while i was hospitalised some weeks. Before my husband finally
gave up ghost, he called me on his bed-side as his only wife and disclosed
to me confidentially of this US$6.5M cash deposit he made with one of the
commercial banks here in Abidjan for onward transfer abroad for our family
investment,including one metalic trunk box containing 150kg worth of Gold.
My husband also told me that it is because of this
most precieous treasure that his business rivals & associates want to kill
him, thereby urged me with urgency to go to his personal underground safe
in our family villa to collect to my custody all the depository documents
of the fund and the box, then quicly look for a trustworthy & God-fearing
foreign investor who shall not betray us,to help us transfer the US$6.5M
& the box containing the Gold out of this country to overse as for investment
in any lucrative
business of our choice for our future welfare.
Now, the funeral of my late husband is over and we have choosing you with
confidence to be our foreign business partner, to help us transfer the US$6.5M
to your personal /company bank account for investment in your country, and
also help in clearing the box of Gold from the security company for onward
liftment to your country for sales. More importantly, I and my son has agreed
that 10% out of the total amount will be your cash compensation while an
addition of 2% will be added incase of any expenses you may incure on the
process.
On your acceptance to help us, we will be very glad to hear from you as
soon as possible.
Our contact info.
Contact person : Mrs doris popur and son
Email Address: doris_popur@yahoo.fr
Thank you & God bless.
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