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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: "James Adama & Sister" <james225@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: james225@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:05:10 +0200
Subject: Urgent Call me + 225 07 922-773.
FROM : JAMES ADAMA
ABIDJAN- IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
DEAR,
WITH WARM HEART I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP,GREETINGS,AND I HOPE THIS MESSAGE MEETS YOU IN GOOD TIME. HOWEVER STRANGE OR SURPRISING THIS CONTACT MIGHT SEEM TO YOU, AS WE HAVE NOT MET PERSONALLY OR HAD ANY DEALINGS IN THE PAST, I HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU TAKE DUE CONSIDERATION OF ITS IMPORTANCE AND IMMENSE BENEFIT. I MUST APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR USING THIS MEDIUM TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I AM JAMES ADAMA THE ELDER SON OF LATE MR AND MRS ADAMA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA & GOLD 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 DEAL. WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED A SUM OF US$10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED
MY NAME AS HIS ELDER SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
THAT I, AND MY YOUNGER SISTER SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THESE MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). NOTE THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY LEGITIMATE AND 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE THE FUND IS ALL LEGITIMATE MONEY AND IT WAS MY LATE FATHER ALL LIFE SAVING'S BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH. MY LATE FATHER AQUIRED THESE MONEY THROUGH A LEGITIMATE MEANS BEFORE HE DIED. THEREFORE, I AM ASSURING YOU BASED ON THE ABOVE DETAILS AND CLEARANCE THAT THE TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE LEGALLY.
DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN & INVESTOR OF THESE FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY.
4) DETAIL ME THE RULE AND REGULATIONS BINDING LAW OF YOUR COUNTRY AND TELL ME THE NAME OF THE AIRPORT I WILL BE LANDING AS SOON AS THE TRANSFER IS COMPLETED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPINION & ADVICE TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US.
DON'T FAIL TO CONTACT US WITH TWO BELOW EMAIL CONTACTS AT: jadama@myself.com <mailto:jadama@myself.com> (or) jjadama03@yahoo.fr <mailto:jjadama03@yahoo.fr> . or CALL + 225 07 922-773.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
BEST REGARD
JAMES ADAMA
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