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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: "Abraham Coul" <abrahamcoul@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abrahamcoul@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:46:26 +0000
Subject: Attn : Director. From Abraham Coulibaly (Please call me Tel: + 22507801777)
>From Abraham Coulibaly.
Tel + 22507801777.
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (West Africa).
Dear ,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got your contact from the search I made in the internet
following my effort in searching for a trustworthy person to assist me
transfer my inheritance and invest it in a good business.
I am Abraham Coulibaly 23yrs, the only son of late Mr and Mrs Alfred
Coulibaly from Ghana, I am here presently in Abidjan Coted'Ivoire former
Ivory Coast, because of the money my late father deposited in a bank here
before he died. My father was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond merchant 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.
Before the death of my father,He secretly called me on his bedside and told
me that he has a sum of $2,500.000(Two million five hundred thousand united
states dollar)deposited in a bank here on
his name and used my name as the next of kin to the money. He also explained
to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his
business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he
was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God
fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice who can assist me in
claiming this fund from the bank for me, for investment purposes .
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way.
1)To assist me claim this fund from the BANK as the foreign partner of my
late father.
2)To transfer this money in your name to your country.
3)To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on my
behalf in your country and you will be the care taker.
4)To secure a college for me in your country to further my education. And to
make arrangement for my travel to your country after you have transferred
this fund.
Most importantly. Moreover , I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum
(percentage)as compensation for your effort input after the successful
transfer of this fund to your
designated account in your country.
Please try to help me to transfer my inheritance and migrate in your country
for the investment of this money I don't want to live in Africa again
because of their wickedness. You can Call me immediately you receive this
mail so that I can hear your voice and to forward you the contact of the
bank to contact them.
Awaits to hear from you immediately.
Thanks and God Bless.
Abraham Coulibaly +22507801777.
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