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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: paul kone <paulkone10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: paulkone1@terra.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 03:48:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Paul and Sister Brenda
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: paulkone10@yahoo.com
Dearest One,
In good faith and with due respect and humility, I write to you this mail assistance.I am Paul D. Kone 19 years old, the only son of late Mr and Mrs Gauossou J. Kone. I lived in the economic capital of Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), my father was a very wealth Cocoa merchant bases in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then, my father took me so special because i am motherless. Before the death of my father on jenuary 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of eight million, five hundred thousand US dollars (US$8,500,000) left in a fixed / suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates and that in case of death, That I should seek for a for foreign partner in a country of my joice where i can transfer this money and use it for Investment purposes such as real estate and hotel.
Plaese I am Honourably seeking your Assistance in the following ways:
(1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO IN YOUR COUNTRY. (2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 19 YEARS AND MY LATE FATHER LEFT AN ORDER WITH THE BANK THAT INCASE OF DEATH,I HAVE TO ATTAIN THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BEFORE THE COULD RELEASE THE FUND TO ME OR THE CAN OLNY RELEASE IT IF I PRESENT A GUARDIAN WHO SHALL RECEIVE THE FUND ON MY BEHALF (3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION 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 into your nominated account overseas and I also maped out 5% for expencis.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me so that i can forward to you the contact of the bank where the fund is deposited as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within four (4) days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon on this email address paulkone1@terra.com or you call me on +22508515271 for more details.
Thanks and God bless!
Best regards,
- paul kone
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