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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: "mercy michael" <mercy_michael02@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:22:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
Miss MERCY MICHAEL
ABIDJAN IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
DEAR RESPECTFUL ONE,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.IAM MISS MERCY MICHAEL THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS MICHAEL MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEATHEY COCOA MERCHANT IN ABIDJAN THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVOIRY COAST? MY FATHER WAS POISIONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS ON A BUSINESS TRIP.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON DECEMBER 29 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SUM OF TVELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS(USD.12,500,000) DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUND AS FAMILY VALUABLES.
BUT DUE TO THE POLITICAL PROBLEM HERE THAT COST THE DEATH OF MANY PEOPLE SINCE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2002 HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE,HE INSTRUCTED THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THE BOX THAT CONTAINED THE MONEY TO EUROPE WHERE THEY HAVE BRANCH OFFICE. NOW THE MONEY IS IN EUROPE FOR SAFE-KEEPING. IAM NOW LOOKING FOR A WORTHY AND GOD FEARING PERSON WHO WILL HELP ME TO RETRIEVE THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE MONEY IN EUROPE AND INVEST IT UNDER HIS CARE AS IAM AN IGNORANT OF INVESTMENT.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION,THE SECURITY COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENT OF THIS BOX AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW UNTIL WE RETRIEVE THE MONEY FROM THEIR CUSTODY AND TRANSFERRED IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT. AS IT WAS DEPOSITED AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASON.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES THAT I SHOULD SEEK A GOOD FOREIGN PARTEN IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHO WILL ASSIST ME FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOING WAYS:
(1)TO STAND AS MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTENER BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY.
(2) TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE IAM 22YEARS.
(3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENCE PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER,IAM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CLEARING OF THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
FURTHERMORE,PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST FOR I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE DAY YOU SIGNIFY YOUR INTERESTE TO ASSIST ME. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME AN EMAIL TO MY PRIVATE BOX:
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS,
FROM MISS MERCY MICHAEL
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