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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: "george bamba" <bambag@msn.com>
Reply-To: bambag1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:45:30 +0000
Subject: FROM : GEORGE BAMBA
FROM : GEORGE BAMBA
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST WEST-AFRICA
MY DEAR
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG
OTHER NAMES DUE TO ITS ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME
AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND
SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM GEORGE BAMBA,THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS.TIMOTY BAMBA , MY FATHER
WAS A VERYWEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORYCOAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSSON A BUSINESS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1994, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO
SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE
2003 IN APRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS
BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A
LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE
NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. 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 PURPOSE,
(SUCH ASREALESTATE MANAGEMENT).
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE INTHEFOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULDBE TRANSFERRED TO.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ABOY OF 20 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOURCOUNTRY AFTER THE
MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHERMOIRE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BECONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.I WILL
APPRECIATE YOU CALL ME ON MY PHONE NUMBER(+225 07 99 59 12)OR ON THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOUSOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
GEORGE BAMBA
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