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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 Musa" <marimusa205@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariammusakamara@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:13:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
With sincerity, trust and honesty, I wish to inquire of your services to
be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage
my funds by investing in profit making ventures like buying of company
shares in your country. The recent growth of your country Economy and Trade
activities impressed me, having thought of how greater the market will
look in the next 10-20 years I decide to relocate to your country and have a
better future since the Africa environment is not favorable to me.
Forgive me for contacting you through this medium without a formal
notification. I know you do not know me before, and this will
definitely come to you as a surprise. I got your contact information during my
private search for an international businessman who is capable to handle this
transaction and my investment in your country.
My name is Mariam Musa, the only daughter of late Mr.Kamara Musa. My
father was very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when he was alife. I
lost my Mother when I was too young to know my mother, My father took me so
special because i am motherles, Now my father was poisoned by his
business associates which he surffered and died.
Before he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly
called me on his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of Eleveen Million
USD ($11.million ) he left in suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan
called BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE DE LA COTE
D'IVOIRE (BICICI), it was the money he intended to transfer oversea for
investment before he was posioned. He also instructed me that I should seek for a
foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer
the money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested
wisely.
Because of the present political crisis here in Ivory Coast I decided
to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested
whisely.
therefore, I am seeking for your kind assistance to contact the bank
were the fund was deposited and provide a safe bank account into where the
money will be transferred for investment. so that you can serve as a guardian
of the fund since I am a girl of 21 years old. after the fund is
transferred to your country, you make arrangement for me to come over to your country
to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your
country.
Please observe the utmost confidentiality of this transaction untill
we meet face to face in your country I will forward to you all the
eveidence of deposit Including my personal photo once I hear from you. I beg to
concede 25% of this money to you for your efforts assistance.
May the grace of our almighty be with you.
Remain blessed
Mariam Musa
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