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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: johnny sofo <johnny_sofo@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 18:19:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: from johnny sofo
FROM : Master johnny sofo
MISSIONARY QUARTERS
PLATEAUX ABIDJAN
FOR URGENT ATTENTION
EMAIL johnny_sofo@yahoo.co.in
Dearest One,
With regard to your reputation and co-worshipper of
God who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I
am directing this letter of assistance to you. I am
Master johnny sofo
the son of Mr Christopher
sofo from Republic of Zimbabwe really in dear need
to get somebody who will safe guard the interest of me
and my treasure. Briefly, my father Mr Christopher
sofo was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in
Abidjan Côte d#8217;Ivoire and had a branch office in Accra
Ghana.
My father was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who has
business in many countries in Europe, America and
Asian countries. According to my father, my own mother
died when I was about six years of age which means
that I did not even know my mother very well.
The story is that my father Mr Christopher was
poisoned to death by his business associates about
some months ago, and he died in a private hospital
here in Abidjan. But when he was about to die, he
called me beside his sick bed and told me that he
deposited the sum of Ten Million seven hundred
thousand United State Dollars (USD10.7M) in a security
firm here in Abidjan Côte d#8217;Ivoire, this money was
kept for me his only son. Right now I am here in
Abidjan, the commercial city of Cote d'Ivoire in West
Africa.
My problem now is that since my father has been
poisoned to death by his business associates, I don#8217;t
even trust any other person here again and to this
effect, I do contact you. Right now, I want you to
help me in the following ways:
1) I want you to help me retrive this money from the
security firm and then provide a bank account where
this amount here (USD10.7M) can be transferred.
2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and
also my personal guardian until I finished my studies
as I'm just 24 years of age.
3) You are going to procure admission for me to
continue my studies in one of the known university in
your country.
4) That you must prepare immediately to make a working
visit to Abidjan here so that me and you can see each
other and we can then do the transfer of the fund to
your account at the same time and I will go back with
you to your country for the fund investment.
5) You are going to receive 20% of the total sum for
your assitance to me.
I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me,
and I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I have
your response through my email address.
THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF
MY LATE FATHER#8217;S BROTHERS AND SISTERS KNOWS ABOUT THIS
TRANSACTION.
Waiting for your immediate response.
Thanks for your understanding
Master johnny sofo
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