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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: "joy colman" <joy_colman@centrum.cz>
Date:
Subject: Dearest One, From Joy Colman
Dearest One,=20
With utmost regards I crave your understanding of this Proposal, I am J=
oy Colman the beloved daughter of late Dr. Philip Colman the former Fin=
ancial Controller of CITEL Telecommunication (CITELCOM).
who was injured by the heat of the political crisis here in this countr=
y Abidjan and after some days, before he died in the hospital, he revea=
led to me the whole process he has gone on finished payment of Contract=
workers and he handed over to me being her only daughter all documents=
where he deposited US$22million Us dollars With Financial Bank in Abid=
jan as the beneficiary/ contractor of the said company(CITELCOM).
I got a very recommendation of you and wish to propose this business to=
you in a strict confidence. I am seeking your assistance for the Teleg=
raphic Transfer of Twenty two million United States Dollars(US$22,000,0=
00) to your account for further private investment purposes because my =
late father instructed me before he died not to use the money to invest=
in Africa that I should only invest abroad for my benefit and to avo=
id Probe from the government due to his role in the country.
This amount to be transferred was accrued from an over-invoiced" contra=
ct award for the construction of an underground telephone network to re=
place the former in the new capital city(Yamoussoukro) and other major =
cities also for installation of the microwave station awarded to my lat=
e father Dr. Philip Colman in 1998 to expatriate companies. The contra=
ct which was originally valued for one hundred and ten million united s=
tates dollars (US$110,000,000.00) was manipulated to read eighty six mi=
llion united states dollars (US$86,000,000.00). The extra twenty two mi=
llion US$ was deposited in a fixed deposit account by my late father wh=
ich has expired last two months, this is what I want to Transferred to =
your account as the=94 beneficiary contractor due for payment.=20
This contract has been completely executed and the contractor has been =
paid all their bills completely.
On your interest to assist me in this transaction what I require from y=
ou, your real name and your private phone and fax numbers for easy and =
strict communication, Your bank particulars for submission to my father=
s banker where this money is to be remitted to your account. You shall =
arrange for me to meet with you once this fund is been transferred in y=
our own account and confirmed by you.
On the successful conclusion of this transaction I will offer you 25% o=
f the total amount, I have also mapped out 5% for any miscellaneous exp=
enses that might occur in the process of this transfer, the rest will b=
e released to me when I get to your country.
I have worked out all modalities concerning the transfer of this fund, =
so in this transaction you are required to treat it with the strictest =
confidence. Thanks in Anticipation of your acknowledgement of this prop=
osal. Please believe in GOD as we a bind to be one in this transaction =
lets trusts in him and him alone do I hold on.
Waiting for your urgent response/call. Help me with a Godly spirit for =
the trust in this transaction is from the heart.
Best regards
Joy Colman.
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