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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: "FROM MISS TINA WILLIAMS." <tina.williams@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:48:02 +0200
Subject:
FROM MISS TINA WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
RUE 12 AVE 14 TREICHEVILLE.
you can always reach me through E-MAIL: (tina_williamsn@yahoo.fr)
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going in to business relationship with you. I am MISS TINA WILLIAMS the only Daughter of late Mr AND Mrs. WILLIAMS,My Father was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in IMPORT AND EXPORT IN ASIA and here Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory coast, my Father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My Father died on june 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, before his death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he lodged the sum of of five million United State Dollars. USD ($5.000,000) left in a prime bank in MALAYSIA with my name as the next of kin, so because of the political problem, the bank cannot transfer the money here in Africa because i don't want to loose the money because it's the only hope of my life and I cannot go to Malaysia to follow up the procedures, then i decided to seek for your assistance to help me in transferring of this money into yopur account for investment purpose under your care in your country since i am ignorant of investment.
So he my father his died,he also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice as to invest the money wisely and not in Africa so that is why i contacted you
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years old also a girl
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over into your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreso, sir, 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.
Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days, you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Miss Tina Williams.
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