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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "amina rashid" <amina_rsh@msn.com>
Reply-To: amina_rsh@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:12:34 +0000
Subject: ASALAMO ALEIKUM DEAR
ASALAMO ALEIKUM DEAR
MAY PEACE BE UPON YOU.I SEND THIS MAIL TO YOU AFTER
SERIES OF PRAYERS AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL NOT FAIL ME.
MY NAME IS MRS AMINA RASHID, I AM A GAMBIA NATIONAL AND THE WIFE OF LATE MR
MAROUF RASHID A STAFF OF GAMBIAN EMBASSY HERE IN IVORY COAST, WHO DIED IN
THE YEAR 2002 AFETR A BRIEF ILLNESS .I WAS MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND FOR 30YRS
AND WE WERE MUSLEM BELIEVER LIVING IN ABIDJAN COTE D IVORE. WE HAD A CHILD,
A BOY.
BEFORE MY HUSBANDS DEATH IN 2002, HE DEPOSITED A SUM OF 8 MILLION U.S
DOLLARS IN ONE OF THE BANKS HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D IVORE AND THIS MONEY WAS
KEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTANING AND TAKING CARE OF THE WELFARE OF OUR
ONLY SON WHO IS NOW 17 YEARS OLD. I MISSED MY HUSBAND SO MUCH AND THE FACT
TO HIS DEATH DESTABILISED ME CAUSING ME STROKE AND HEART FAILURE.VERY
RECENTLY MY DOCTOR INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE CANCER AND THAT I MIGTH NOT LIVE
UP TO 90 DAYS. I AM DEEPLY WORRIED BY MY FALLING HEALTH SITUATION
MY DEAR AM NOT SCARED OF DYING BUT MY ONLY PROBLEM IS HOW TO UTILIZE THE
FUND WE KEPT IN BANK FOR ANY GOOD INVESTMENT YOU KNOW AND FOR THE WELFARE OF
MY ONLY SON WHO IS STILL IN A COLLAGE HERE IN ABIDJAN.I HAVE PRAYED OVER
THIS ISSUE AND MY SPIRIT DIRECTS ME TO CONTACT YOU TO ENJOINING YOU TO
UNDERTAKE FOR THE MAINTANACE AND CUSTODY OF MY SON AND THE SAID FUND WHICH I
WANT TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE FUTURE AND THE BENEFIT OF MY SON.
I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH HENCE I KNOW WHERE AM GOING TO . I HAVE RELATIVES
WHOM I SHUOLD HAVE INTRUSTED THIS MONEY ONTO BUT THEY ARE WORLDLY,WICKED AND
COULD MISS USE THIS MONEY AND MY SPIRIT HAS REJECTED THEM FOR THIS EXERCISE.
I SHALL SEND THE PARTICULARS OF THIS FUND AND EVERY OTHER RELIVANT
INFORMATION YOU MAY WISH TO CONCERNING THIS FUND IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP.
AND AS SOON AS I RECIEVED YOUR RESPONSE I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE
BANK AND A LETTER OF AUTHORITY WHICH WILL EMPOWER YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY
OF THIS FUND TO ACT ARCONDANLY AS I HAVE STATED I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR
RESPONSE.
SINCERELY,
REGARDS MRS AMINA
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