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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: "AUTHUR RAYMOND" <authur_raymond008@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: authurraymond@mail.ru
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:15:26 +0200
Subject: I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30%
DEAR FRIEND,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU. THIS HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU
TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL. I PRAYED OVER CONTACTING YOU DUE TO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE I WANT TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE
BUSINESS.
I AM AUTHUR RAYMOND THE SON OF LATE DR. ALFRED RAYMOND, MY FAHTER WAS A
VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN THEN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES IN
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001. MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM NOW MOTHERLESS, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER
2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE
AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$7m (SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK IN REPUBLIQUE OF BENIN WHICH I WILL LATER MADE KNOWN TO
YOU AS SOON AS I GET YOUR URGENT REPLY.
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. (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :
TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO WHICH YOU
WILL SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER KEVIN WHO IS
17 YEARS AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO
FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR
YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION
TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I WILL
APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME E-MAIL IN RESPONSE PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION;
(A) YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
(B) YOUR TELEPHONE /FAX NUMBER.
(C) YOUR BANKING PARTICLUARS.
(D) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT OR ID CARD.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON AND PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE
NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS, WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR KIND
ATTENTION . PLEASE I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS WE ARE IN BENIN
REPUBLIQUE NOW WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY..
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,
AUTHUR RAYMOND.
COTONOU ,BENIN REPUBLIQUE.
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