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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: m michael <m_michael4me@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:37:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: APPEAL /FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
FROM MARIS AND MICHAEL
ABIDJAN(COTE D'IVOIRE)
EMAIL :(m_michael4me@yahoo.fr
(m_michael4me@yahoo.fr )
ATTN:
APPEAL /FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. WE GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A BROTHER CALLED HARRISON WHO IS A MEMBER OF SITE HERE IN MY COUNTRY COTE D'IVOIRE.AND AFTER OUR PRAYERS AND FASTING, WE HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST US. I AM MARIS AND MY BROTHER IS MICHAEL, AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.AS THE ONLY CHILDREN OF LATE MR AND MRS. KONAN JOMBO
OUR FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL . WHY OUR MOTHER DIED ON JUNE 24, 2004, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL SINCE WE ARE MOTHERLESS .BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON MARCH 26,2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED US SCRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD US THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF US$6,500,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
THAT HE USED OUR NAMES AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT WE SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE WE WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT .
I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
AS FOLLOWS. :
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO.
(2) TO SERVE AS OUR GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I
AM A BOY OF 23 YEARS OLD WHY MY SISTER IS 19 YEARS OLD
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY TO
CONTINUE OUR EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE OUR
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE ARE INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A
MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE
TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS. PLEASE, WE ARE VERY HAPPY IF THIS
TANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14)WORKING
DAYS FROM NOW.
I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEST REGARDS.
MARIS MICHAEL.
N.B: WE WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE US YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS PROPOSAL.
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU TAKE CARE FOR
AN ORPHAN LIKE ME AMEM.
PRIVATE EMAIL:(m_michael4me@yahoo.fr)
(m_michael4me@yahoo.fr)
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