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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: "JOY FRANK" <f234f@138mail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:26:22 -0600
Subject: RE: YOUR MAIL
FROM : JOY AND FRANK JOHNSON
BURS GUEST HOTEL
8 - 26 BAKSTON GARDENS
LONDON UK.
TEL/FEX + 447040195019
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:f234f@138mail.com
DEAR SIR,
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 AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE
TO ITS ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE
AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM JOY OBI AND MY BROTHER FRANK OBI OF LATE MR AND MRS ABID JOHNSON.MY
FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY 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 OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM HIS ONLY DAUGHTER AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER FRANK TOO.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$10,300,000 (TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK THAT HE USED MY NAME AS
HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
MY BROTHER AND I ARE STAYING IN A HOTEL HERE IN LONDON FOR SECURITY REASON.
IT WAS REVERENED FATHER WHOM WE HAD BEEN HIDING IN HIS CHURCH THAT HELPED US
TO GET HERE, AND ALSO HELPED US TO PAY FOR THE HOTEL. NOW THE BILL HAS
EXPIRED AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOTEL HAS STARTED TO DEMAND MORE MONEY
FROM ME AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE REVERENED BUT NO ANSWER HAS
GOTTEN TO ME FROM HIM SINCE HE LEFT US HERE. THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU
TO ASSIST US.
YOU CAN CALL US WITH THE HOTEL PHONE NUMBER ( 447040195019) AND ASK FOR ME
JOY OBI IN ROOM 15 )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 AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE YOUR PHONE NUNBERAND HOME ADDRESS
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER,SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU %25 OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION
FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
JOY AND FRANK JOHNSON
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