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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: "OFFICE OF TAFA HASSAN" <tafa_hassan@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tafa.hassan@look.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:02:14 +0200
Subject: RESPONSE REQUIRED.
FROM:WILFRED JOHNSON HASSAN.(ENG)
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
Office Tell: +225 06160240
Reply To: tafa.hassan@look.com
ATTN,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this channel. I am Engr TAFA HASSAN the first son of DR. IBRAHIM HASSAN I got your contact through my country foreign trade mission after I was convinced in my mind that you or your company can be of help to receive USD14, 500,000.00 (Fourteen Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) which i intend you to get a fresh account so that it could be transfered in there cause i will never want my money to mix with any other persons account.
Well, I am TAFA HASSAN,son to Dr.IBRAHIM HASSAN, late former Director of finance Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.Few days before the death my father, he confided in me and ordered me to go to his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreement and Cash Receipt he made with a BANK in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited USD$14.5M ((Fourteen Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars only).This money was made from the sells of Gold and Diamond.My dad has already decided to use this money for future investment of the family.
Thereafter, I rushed down to Abidjan there in cote d ivoire with these (HARD COPY DOCUMENTS) and confirmed the deposit of my late dad and all was ok. Also, I have been granted political stay as a Refugee by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire.Meanwhile, my father have instructed me to look for a trusted foreigner who can assist me to move out this money from Cote d'Ivoire immediately for investment. Based on this,I solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund down to your place case right now here in cote d ivoire there is a political war going on as you can see on CNN that why i want my money out of here so i can invest there in your country.
if God says you will help in this issue of transfer, I have decided to offer you 15% percent commission of the total amount while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and costs during the course of the transaction.The security of this business is very important to me and as such,I would like you to keep this business very confidential.If you are willing to assist me, This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 Bank Working days. If you accord to me your unalloyed and due co-operation.
Please kindly reply me immediately. I shall expect your urgent response
FEEL FREE TO REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE LINE: +225 06160240
N/B: Remember to include your telphone:fax number in your reply so i can get back to you,hope i try in my english cause we speak french here in Abidjan
Regards,
TAFA HASSAN.(ENG)
For the Family
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