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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 Nguessan <madam_vnlims@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:55:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thank you Mr. VICTIMNAME
Dear VICTIMNAME
Harrow, london
Thank you very muchf or your mail. I am very happy to know some one like you and i believe that the God Almighty that made it possible for us to know will make this to be blessing to me and your very self.
Actually I am very sorry that on the process of helping some one, you spend the sum of £2500 without having the funds in question. Please may I know within that very time, was there any problem between you and the lawyer that made him not carry out his obligation? Any way I knows nothing about that and will not like to go into that.
Now, I really need your help to assist me receive the funds in question into your account. I am sincere in my request to you and my main purpose of reaching you is because, as a widow who has not been into business before, if the whole money is release to me may be men will take the advantage of my position as a woman and mess me up also, with the kind of brother in-laws I have, I will not trust any body in my country Ghana because, they want to kill me and have the funds to them selves which is the mail reason of my contacting you telling you that I sincerely need your help to receive the funds into your account and then help me to come over to London to continue life in Europe.
Please as I am confirming to you that desire is of good intention, I will as well like you to confirm that you will not cheat me because of my condition and you will surely take the percentage as agreed up and will invest the balance into a good business in any part of the world you may wish.
As soon as you confirm this, i will then give you the full information of the bank to enable you reach them to start the process of the transferring of the funds to your account. Also, i will be very glad if you can forward your telephone number so that I can call you and talk with you. Please may I know your age, Are you married and what business do you do in London, I am sorry if I am sounding inquisitive but, it will be good if I should know.
Thanks,
Madam Veronica
I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost £2500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.
I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?
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