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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: tere cole <tere_colee@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:15:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: good day
BASED ON THE INFORMATION I GATHERED ABOUT YOU FROM THE
NET
, I AM HAPPY TO
WRITE AND SEND THIS MESSAGE TO YOU .
I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER AND GIVE IT URGENT AND
FAVOURABLE REPLY THROUGH THE E-MAIL BELOW.
MY NAME MRS THERESA COLEMAN, A CITIZEN OF SIERRA-LEONE
AND THE WIFE OF LATE MR FIDELIS COLEMAN WHO BEFORE HIS
DEATH WAS THE MANAGER OF SIERRA-LEONE GOLD AND
DIAMOND CORPORATION (SGDC). I HOPE YOU ARE AWARE OF
THE WAR GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS
NOW. IT WAS IN ONE OF THE ATTACKS BY THE REBELS THAT
LEAD TO
THE KILLING OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND THREE OF OUR
CHILDREN
LEAVING MY SON DAVID COLEMAN AND I AS THE ONLY
SURVIVALS BECAUSE WE WENT TO A FUNERAL. WHEN WE
HEARED OF
THE KILLING OF MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN WE NOW FELT
UNSAFE IN THE COUNTRY AND WE MANAGED TO ESCAPE INTO
ABIDJAN-CÔTE D’IVOIRE THROUGH A FISHER MAN WHO
OPERATES
A FISHING VESSEL ALONG THE COASTAL RIVER BETWEEN CÔTE
D’IVOIRE AND SIERRA-LEONE.
PLEASE WITH US IS (18,500,000,00) EIGHTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS CONTAINED
IN ONE METALLIC BOX AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A
SECURITY COMPANY AS FAMILY VALUABLES.
MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SEEK YOUR ABLE
ASSISTANCE AS A FRONT IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND ABROAD
IN YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE YOU WILL
PROVIDE THEN AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPER. YOU ALSO HELP US
TO WISELY INVEST THE MONEY IN AREAS YOU DEEM LUCRATIVE
AND FINALLY OBTAIN A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR US TO STAY
COMFORTABLE THERE. WE CAN NOT GO BACK TO OUR COUNTRY
NOW AS THE WAR IS STILL GOING ON AND COTE D’IVOIRE IS
PRESENTLY IN A SERIOUS POLITICAL TURMOIL. WE THEREFORE
WISH TO GO OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE WORST HAPPENS.
PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE BE MERCIFUL TO US AND AGREE TO
HELP TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT
ABROAD. WE AGREE TO GIVE YOU 25% TO SEE THIS DONE
FOR US.
WE WILL SEND OUR PROOF IN REGARD TO THIS BOX AND MONEY
AS SOON AS WE FAVOURABLY HEAR FROM YOU AND PLEASE WE
IMPLORE YOU TO TREAT THIS TRANSACTION IN ALL SECRECY
AND
CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SECURITY REASONS,FOR THIS IS OUR
LIFE.
YOU CAN CONTACT MY SON DAVID COLEMAN AND I ON THIS
EMAIL AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN ABUNDANCE AS YOU SHOW MERCY TO
THOSE THAT NEED MERCY
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS THERESA COLEMAN.
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