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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: suszan joann <s_joann01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 05:36:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please for your urgent resopnse !!
FROM:MISS MISS SUZAN JOANN
E-MAIL/(s_joann01@yahoo.com)
ABIDJAN WEST AFRICA
DEAREST,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. WE GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE)
WE PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO US AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WE MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDENCE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.I AM MISS SUZAN JOANN,
THE ELDER DAUGHTER OF LATE DR KONAN JOANN MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOAMERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSSON A BUSINESS TRIP. WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21st of OCTOBER 1990, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 12TH JAN 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME AND MY BROTHER ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD US THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$14,500,000 (FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY WEALTH AND THE BUSINESS WHICH AMOUNT TO US$34.000.000 THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT HE WAS KILLED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I AND MY YUNGER BROTHER SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OR REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT. IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP US TO TRANSFER THIS FUND FROM THE BANK HERE TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE WE DON'T MUCH ABOUT BUSINESS AM A GIRL OF 23YEARS
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AS I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO PASTORAL SCHOOL.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. YOU MADE TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TRANSACTION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US. FOR THE INTEREST OF OUR MAIL I SHALL GIVE YOU OUR TELEPHONE CONTACT WHERE YOU CAN RICH US AND MY BROTHER IS IN POSITION OF THE PHNOE +225 0756 4162 AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU FOR MORE DETAILS.
PRESENTLY WE ARE STAYING IN A GUESS HOUSE AND WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS SUZAN JOANN
N/B DUE CONTACT US THROUGH THIS EMAIL (s_joann01@yahoo.com)FOR SECURITY REASON.
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