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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: williamlor@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 03:31:27 -0700
Subject: I have been trying to reach you:
Dear friend,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I beleive you are a reputable and responsible trustworthy person
I can do business with, as a matter of trust, I must not hesitate to confide
in you for this simple and sincere business.
I am the only child of my late parents, Dr. & Mrs. Jean Taylor. My father
was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant based in Abidjan, the Economic Capital
of Cote D' Ivoire. My father was poisoned to death by his business associates
on one of their outings to discuss a business deal. Before the death of my
father on the 24th November 2003 in a Private Hospital in Abidjan, he secretly
called me to his bedside and told me that he has the sum of fifteen Million
five hundred thousand United States Dollars deposited as "Photographic Materials"
with a Security Trust Company in Europe with my name as the Next of kin.
Also his last words, was that I should move out of my country through a neighbouring
country to the Island of Mauritius near the Indian ocean for cover [Exile]
with my remaining family immediately after his burial so that his enemies
will not know my where about, then from there that I should find a possible
way of moving out of Africa and naturalize in a foreign country where I can
put up solid investment with with the money. Right now, am staying here with
a Teacher and his family of 4.Although they are very poor, but they are also
very caring.According to my dad, it was because of his wealth that he was
poisoned my his business associates.
Therefore, I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice
where I will transfer this money and use it for Investment purposes specifically,
he advised that I should invest in Real Estate.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways;
1. To serve as the guardian of this fund.
2. To assist me in putting this sum of money in safe keeping by accepting
to recieve it from the Security company with a letter of Authorization from
me.
3. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and,
4. To secure residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you a percentage that you will not refuse
from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful
completion of the transaction.
The details of the Security Company, the Certificate of Deposit and the Deposit's
Pin Code (DPC) as well as the depositor's reference number will be released
to you as soon as we established a cordial relationship and have the full
Identity of each other. You will agree with me that it will be unimaginable
doing a transaction of this magnitude without prior knowing each ence, I
will need you to send to me your Telephone and Fax Numbers for further communication.
If you are not Interested, Please do not reply to this mail, delete it from
your system.
Thank you while expecting to hear from you soon.
Taylor Williams
Re: williams_taylor1@yahoo.co.uk
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