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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: veronica dosso <verodosso2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:38:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR SIR , Muriel Prentice" < HELP AS YOUR CHILD
DEAR SIR
PLEASE HELP ME , I WHENT TO THE BANK TO DAY TO KNOW IF YOU ARE STARTED THE TRANSFER AND THEY SAID NO WHY .
PLEASE HELP I PROMISSE TO GIVE YOU 15% OUT OF THE TOTAL SUM OF THE MONEY.
VERONICA DOSSO
VERONICA DOSSO
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE.
TELL+
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 IT'S 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 URGENT BUSINESS.
I AM VERONICA DOSSO, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS.EDMOND
DOSSO , 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 A BUSINESS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS,
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2004 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$16.5 MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A
LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS
HIS ONLY CHILD 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 WITH REST OF
OUR FAMILY, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS. (1. TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE
THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO.2)TO SERVE AS
THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND BECAUSE OF MY LOW EXPERIENCE
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD AND IN OTHER NOT TO LOSE THIS
MONEY? COUPLED WITH MY AGE. I AM 21 YEARS OLD.3)TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
HOWEVER, SIR, I HAVE ACCEPTED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY YOUR
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
VERONICA DOSSO
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