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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: "Davis Kouassi" <davisskou@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: daviskous@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:30:36 +0100
Subject: Attention
PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
My name is Davis Kouassi the son of Mr Robert Kouassi former Minister in Cote d’Ivoire, I have money which I inherit from my father that I want you to help me invest in your Country into a good business. I want you to know that the transfer charges to get this money transferred to the account you are going to provide for me will be taken care by me.
The total amount of this money is ($5.5 Million American dollars) which my father acquired when he was in service as the Minister. My father is now 72 years old now and he is very ill. It was now that he is ill that he decided to allow me to inherit his wealth as his only child and he is the one that proposed this idea to me to invest the money in Overseas through a reputable and honest person who has the investment experience to manage this fund on my behalf in his company/ organization until I finish my university education as a medical student for the next five years, that is why I will confide the fund with you for the period of five years while you will be given me 10% of the interest per year and you will be depositing into my personal account every year and after the period of five years then I will take over my fund which is the total amount of ($5.5 Million dollars ) and will be Deposit to my personal account after the period of five years.
Please if you are capable and I can honestly relied on you contact me for procedures regarding to this proposal. Below is the requirements needed from you for our mutual agreement:
(1) THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO.
(2) PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
(3) A COPY OF YOUR DRIVING LICENCE.
(4) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR COMMUNICATION.
This information is to be used for our mutual agreement which both us will signed before we proceed this transaction. Meanwhile I will send you the photocopy of my international passport as well my student Identity card for a prove to you upon your acceptance by providing the above mentioned requirements. All these information are highly needed for this
Transaction.
Best Regards
Davis Kouassi
E-mail: daviskous@yahoo.fr
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