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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: mrbaloydaloa@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:43 +0200
Subject: I NEED A HONEST PARTNER TO HELP US RETRIEVE AND TRANSFER MY MONEY FOR INVESTMENT
7th Street Orange Lane Avenue
No 12th,Johannesburg.
South Africa.
Tel:27 73 29650 72.
Alternate Email:mrbaloydaloa@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir?Madam,
I have a proposition for you which i know will interest people of high economical reasoning like you maybe but for the neccessary purpose of introduction let me first introduce myself to you.I am Mr Baloa Daloa a citizen of Ivoary Coast.
I AM THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS Daloa Zomak. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN , THE ECONMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEALTH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSSINESS WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21TH OCTOBER 1986 , MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SEPCIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS .
BEFORE THE DEALTH OF MY FATHER ON 7TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN A PRIVATE
HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BESIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF $18.500.00 LEFT IN A SECURITY CODED SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN AN INTERNATIONAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN , THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES . THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHIOCE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE . (SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENT ).
NOW I AM IN South Africa JOHANNESBURG AND THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFER TO SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH THE HELP OF SECURITY COMPANY (FACILITY SECURITY FIRM )BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENT , IT WAS TAGGED AS GIFT ITEMS FAMILY TRESSURE .
NOW WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO ARE THESE CHOOSE ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES I WILL SEND THIS CONSIGNMENT TO YOU WHERE THE SECURITY COMPANY HAVE THEIR BRANCH LIKE NETHERLAND , U.A.E DUBAI ,OR GREECE YOU WILL LET ME KNOW YOUR OPTION , SO THAT I CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENT TO SEND IT TO YOU , TO ENABLE YOU GO THERE AND CLAIM IT , BEFORE YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENT ON HOW I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO PLAN FOR INVESTMENT .
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS
1 TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO FOR ONWARD INVESTMENTS
2 TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF AND SECURED THIS MONEY FOR ME BEFORE WE START INVESTMENT PROPER .
3 TO MAKE AN URGENT ARRANGEMENT AND COME DOWN TO ANY OF THE COUNTRY YOU CHOOSE AND OPEN UP A NON RESDENT ACCOUNT WHERE THIS WILL BE TRANSFER .
MOREOVER SIR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU %15 OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT AND INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSSFUL TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA AND %5 FOR EXPENSES INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSACTION , FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
YOU CAN AS WELL CALL ME ON THE ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER
+ 27 73 29 650 72 and SEND ME YOUR private TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR ME TO REACH YOU .
YOU CAN EMAIL ME VIA mrdaloa1@yahoo.com AND mrbaloydaloa2@yahoo.com
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .
Best Regards,
Mr Baloy.
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