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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: "Attorney Williams" <attorney_williams1@msn.com>
Reply-To: attnyw_james16@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 07:57:30 +0000
Subject: RE; PERMIT ME'
DEAR FRIEND,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU.
I PRAYED OVER IT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE. AS A
REPUTABLE
AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND I WANT TO CONFIDE IN
YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS. I BARRISTER WILLIAM JAMES PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO LATE MR.
DAVID JONES, MY CLIENT WAS A VERYWEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN
ABIDJAN,
THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTED'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY
HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS
DEAL.
BECAUSE I AM REPUTABLE LAWYER, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY CLIENT,ON 29TH
NOVEMBER
2003
IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS
BEDSIDE
AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$5,000 000 (FIVE MILLION, UNITED
STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.
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 FOR HIS VERY YOUNG CHILDREN (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT). I AM
HONOURABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS : TO PROVIDE A BANK
ACCOUNT
WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS
FUND
AND MY CLIENT'S CHILDREN SHARA IS 18YEARS WHILE JONES IS 20 YEARS.TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENT FOR THEM TO
COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR
YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION
TOWARDS ASSISTING ME BY SENDING TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER,
CONTACT
ADDRESS, FULL NAME SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT
ANY
TIME. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME E-MAIL. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM
YOU
SOON.PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST THEM OUT OF HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN
POLITICAL CHAOS,THEY URGENTLY NEED YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS A
ATTORNEY WILLIAMS JAMES.
REPLY TO attnyw_james16@yahoo.co.uk
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