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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: bassino basii <bassino_basii@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 11:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: An Assistance
>From Bassino Willson
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa,
Dear Friend,
It is my great interest and the trust which I have on
you, though we
have not met before, neither have we seen for the
first time, because
before I pick up your address and write to you I
prayed over it that God
should direct me to a trust woulthy and God fearing
partner who will
help me out over my problem. For this permit me to go
into business
relationship with you, since I have made up my mind to
do this business with you. My name is Bassino
Willson the only child of Mr and Mrs dike willson
who was a wealthy Gold and Cocoa marchant in Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire. My father was poisonesd to death by
his business associate on one of their business
outings in Accra Ghana, on 29th March 2003, while my
mother died when I was a baby after which my father
took me so special because I am his only child. Before
the death of my father on the 29th September 2003 in a
private Hospital here in Abidjan , he sincerely called
me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of
$5.5 M US DOLLARS (FIVE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which he
deposited in Bank Here in
Abidjan also used my name as the next of kin to
Deposit the money as
his first Son and also explained to me that it was
because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business
assocaites.
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, I want
you to assist me by investing this money into a
profitable business and
also be a guidean over this money , My intrested areas
of investment
are; (REAL ESTATE,HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY.)
I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the
following ways.
(1)To assist me to transfer this money into to your
account successfully .
(2) to provide a bank account where this money would
be transfer (3)To
serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a Boy of
(19)yrs . (4) To
make arrangement for me to come over to your country
to further my
Education and to secure a residential permit in your
country.
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 nominated account. Furthermore, you can indicate
your option
towards assisting me as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded
as soon as I receive your reply, and from the day you
signify interest
to assist me. You should be awear of the political crisis between the rebels and government and also, there will be an election by Oct. 2006. Therefore, awaiting to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless you,
Best Regards,
Bassino Willson.
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