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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: Aisha Attah <aisha2005_5@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:19:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Miss Aisha Attah
From: Miss Aisha Attah
Hi,
Please my dear,Do not be offended for my email to you and the assistants to me that will make the beginning of never-ending family relationship for ourselfs. first of all I am Miss Aisha Attah 23 yrs old, from NO21 BP ABIDJAN GOVT, DISTRICT IN COTE D'IVOIRE. i am the only daughter of late George Attah HE WAS A TRUE CHRISTIAN, I CAME DOWN TO ABIDJAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,i was born in france .when i was little my father took so special before the sudden death took away his life .My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire,my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a small child in a private hospital here in abidjan during her pregnancy period with her baby, since then my father took me so special Before his death on 12th march 2003, before my fathers death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of nine million United State Dollars.(USD$9.000.000) deposited in a security company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, that he wanted to use this fund to invest more in his cocoa business in Ivory Coast here,
presently as i am writing to you now, i am in a hotel which non of the family knows because my uncles are after my life to make sure that i am no longer alive to take all that belongs to my father, i now discided to run away to save my life from them,meanwhile this box that was deposited to the security company in which they did not know the real content of the box, because my late father told me that he deposited the box as a family valuables use and it was only me that he told of it
before his death,
please dearest one i want you to help me contact the security company on my behalf since i am unable incompetent to handle this alone and due to my age.so i prefer to seek for a foriegner to help me retrieve the box to your country for my behalf, last time i went to the security and they assured me that it is still safe and intact in there custody. i want you to stand the appointed beneficiary or next of kin to the deposit so that they will release it to you since i dont trust anyone here in africa.please i need your assistance and once the consignment is finaly comes to your place and you confirmed it, you will make an arrangement for me to come over to your place to establish the fund in a very nice business venture with your assistance, while i continue my education in any other school in your place,
Moreover,I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this consignment into your nominated area in your place, and extra 10% for any espences that we mighty incure during the proccess of the transaction.
Further more,you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (14) days you signify interest to assist me. and i will like you to send me your contact information so that i will proceed sending you the contact information of the security company where my late father deposited the fund. Waiting in anticipating to hear from you soon to give you the contact of the security company over here for more contact and confirmation please.
Thanks and may the almighty lord bless you in all you are doing.
Yours sinserely
Miss Aisha Attah
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