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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "bernard yevu" <brainben@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:51:49 +0000
Subject: Urgent
DEAREST ONE ,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU. AS I WAS ABOUT SEARCHING FOR A TRUST WORTHY PERSON .
I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS
IN WHICH MY WHOLE LIFE DEPENDS ON.
I AM BERNARD THE ONLY CHILD AND OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS YAKUBU ANDANI .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 OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL HE NEVER
KNEW HE WAS THE PLAN TO BE KILLED ONLY BECAUSE HE REFUSSED JOINING THE
SPONSOR OF THE WAR .
MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1988, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS AND THE ONLY CHILD.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON
24TH JUNE 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME
ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD A SUM OF US$18,000,000 (EIGHTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HAS DEPOSITED INTO A SECURITY COMPANY HERE
IN GHANA, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY SON IN DEPOSITING THE BOXES WITH
THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TOLD THEM THAT I WILL PRESENT TO THE SECURITY
COMPANY THE FOREIGN PARTNER AND BENEFICARY WHO WILL CLAIM THE BOXES.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGNER IN
ANY OF THE OVERSEA COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE ,AND THAT I SHOULD MAKE SURE
THAT I TRUST THE PERSON THAT HE / SHE WILL NOT CHEAT ME OR KILL ME LATERON
BEFORE I CAN DISCLOSE TO HIM WHERE THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY .
HE SAID THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES MUST BE A CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN I AND
THE PERSON BECAUSE THAT NOBODY EVEN NOON OF THE SECURITY COMPANY WORKERS
KNOWS THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES ARE MONEY.HE SAID THAT HIM DECLEARED THE
CONTENTS OF THE BOXES AS FAMILY VALUEABLES SUCH AS GOLD DUSTS.
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS AND I AM
ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE HENCE YOU
LISTEN TO MY WORDS AND BE SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP ME FROM THE
BUTTOM OF YOUR HEART .
2) TO SERVE AS MY GUARDIAN AND YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS LATE FATHERS FOREIGN
BUSINESS PARTNER.SINCE I AM A BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU APPRICIATIVE SUM FROM THE TOTAL MONEY AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AFTER YOU HELP ME CLEAR OUT THE
BOXES FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME, AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS .IF
YOU HAVE INTEREST TO ASSIST ME PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER SO THAT I WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE SECURITY COMPANY
OFFICE AS MY LATE FATHERS FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER WHO HE DEPOSITED THE
METALIC BOXES ON HIS BEHALF.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU I WILL BE HAPPY TO CHAT WITH
YOU ON THE PHONE SOONEST.
IN GOD WE TRUST.
YOURS SINCERELY,
BERNARD.
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