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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: joyce powell011 <joycepowell011@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 20:17:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
From Miss joyce powell
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,
West Africa.
Email joycepowell011@yahoo.fr
ATTN PLEASE
GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET WEDSITE. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM MISS JOYCE POWELL THE ONLYDAUGHTETR OF LATE CHIEF AND DR FEDRICK POWELL MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT 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 DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984,
MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$17,500,000 (SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) KEPT IN A BOX CONSIGNMENT WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE BOX. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME OF HIS WEALTH AND THE BUSINESS WHICH AMOUNT TO US$32.000.000 THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT WAS THE REASON HE WAS KILLED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS BOX/FUND AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE
SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP ME TO RETRIEVE THE BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE
TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AS I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION
MOREOVER, , I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL RETRIEVEMENT OF THE BOX/ FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. YOU MADE TO SEE THE
SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE 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. GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF POLITICAL WAR HERE SO WANT TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR SAFTY OF MY LIFE AND THIS FUND.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS JOYCE POWELL
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