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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: susan54@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:10:21 +0000
Subject: Is my pleasure to write you
Dear Sir,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet)has
been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains
the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication .However,this
correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of.
I am Mrs Susan Murakone, the wife of late Mr.Edward Murakone, from kwa-zulu
natal in Republic of South Africa, i am 47 years of age, my late husband
owns a limited of Cocoa and Gold business in Johannesburg.
After his trip to Abidjan Cote D'voire to negotiate on a cocoa business
he wanted to invest in Abidjan here.
One week he came back from his trip to Abidjan, he had a fatal motor accident
with my daughter (NICOLE) of which my daughter died instantly but my husband
died after five day in a private hospital in Johannesburg.
It was like my husband knew he was going to die and his gentle soul rest
in perfect peace. He disclosed to me and my son Benjamin that he deposited
the sum of eight million five thousand united states dollars,(US$8,500,000)into
bank in cote d'ivoire, that the money was meant for his cocoa and gold business
he wanted to establish in Abidjan.
My late husband reveal to me where he hang-up the document covering the
lodgement and instructed me and my only son Benjamin to seek for a reliable
and trust worthy business partner for our life time investment and that
is why i seceded to contact you, now i have succeeded in locating the bank
here in Abidjan, IVORY -COAST and i have concluded with the bank modalities
of transferring the money to an account abroad.
Now i am asking for your assistance to help me provide an account facility
were i can transfer the money into so that we can invest in any lucrative
business in your country. As you might know, there have been serious crises
here in Cote d'ivoire, this crises might lead to war. many are confirmed
dead during the daily confrontation between the military and the rebels.
I want you to help me to quicken the process of moving this money to your
account so that I and my son Benjamin will leave the country before the
war break out.
I promised to gratify you with 9% of total sum for your kind assistance.
I also have it in mind to give you a partnership share in the investments
to be made.
I am waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we discuss the modalities
of this transaction, you can contact me immediately for more discussion.
Thanks for your kind assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Susan and Benjamin Murakone.
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