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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: mariam habib <mrs_mariamhabib@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:48:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs Mariam Habib
From: Mrs Mariam Habib.
Abidjan,Ivory Coast.
Dear Respectful,
Greetings in the name of God Almighty. I am Mrs Mariam Habib. the wife of late Mr.Ibrahim Habib.My husband was a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my late husband was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My son Madou died immediately after the death of his father in a motor accident and since then I took my only surviving daughter (Fatou) so special. Before the death of my late husband on November 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD($10.500,000) left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his wife for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
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 foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To serve as a guardian and foreign co-beneficiary of this fund.
(2) To make arrangement for me and my only daughter Edwina to come
overto your country to re-settle and to secure resident permit in your country.
I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your account overseas. Thank you for your signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mrs Mariam Habib and Daughter (Fatou)
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