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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: solomon cosy <solo_cosy4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:23:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME: From SOLOMON. COSY
From : SOLOMON COSY
DEAR SIR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO A CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE SUORCE HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE. AND AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME. IN BREIF INTRODUCTION, I AM MASTER. LEX COSY, AN IVORIAN (IVORY COAST) NATIONALITY.THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS. DEAN, MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH 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 OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL . WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 24, 2000, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS . BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON JUNE 26,2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF $38,000,000 dollars (THIRTY EIGHT MILLION UNITED SATES DOLLARS) IN A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSI!
T OF THE
FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT . SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS. : 1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO. 2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM A BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD, TILL THE TIME THAT IWILL GET TO THE AGE THAT ICAN BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE MONEY BY MYSELF. 3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY INCUR DURING THE COUSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.!
PLEASE,
SIR I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITH IN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS FROM NOW TO ENABLE ME TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF SIGHT FROM MY FATHER'S ENEMIES, EVEN AS IAM WRITING THIS MESSAGE , I AM SHADING TEARS OF SORROW. PLEASE HELP ME FOR GOD'S SAKE. I AM EXPECTING HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .N.B: SIR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS MESSAGE. MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN.
BEST REGA
MR. SOLOMON. COSY
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