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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: Linda Collins <lindacolins2000@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:40:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss Linda Collins
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lindacolins2000@yahoo.ca
Dear,
I am Miss Linda Collins the only daughter of late Mr. & Mrs. Azumba Collins. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive After the death of my father,long ago, my mother Mrs. Tricia Collins was controling his business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she surffered and died. Before the death of my mother on May 2005 in aprivate hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of four million five hundred thousand US dollars.USD ($4.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan,it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was strucked down by the poison . She also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested wisely.Because of the curre!
nt political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore,I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 17 years old .(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.
If you accept to stand as my guardian or foster parent to me, I need not discuss on any percentage with you as you have to see the whole money as yours and then assist me invest it. But if you still want a percentage, I am willing to offer you, 20 % of the total money as compensation for your assistance. Pleas tell me if you feel the percentage I offered is not ok by you.
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to
assist me to successfuly transfer the money into your yet nominated account. I will give you contact of the bank for you to contact them, and then tell them to transfer the money into your account as I want to come over to stay with you parmanently
waiting for your urgent reply,lindco19@yahoo.fr
Thanks and God bless you.
Yours lovely,
Miss Linda Collins.
lindaco19@yahoo.fr
- Linda Collins
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