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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: michael dikko <michaeldikko03@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 10:44:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: re:Thanks for your understanding
Hello Dear One,
I want to use this media to solicit for your assistance in transferring my heritage into your bank account. I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I got your contact through my search for a sincere person in www.andessur.com, and I know that you will handle this matter with the most urgency.
I am Michael Dikko from Ivory Coast in West Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $2,500,000(Two Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) inherited from my father late Chief Morris Dikko who was a Gold merchant based in Accra and Abidjan to your country for investment.My late father died during last year's rebels attack for the presidential election which was supposed to hold last year.Before his deth last year,he deposited this money in a bank here in my country with an agreement that nobody that withdraw from it until it is being transferred into a foreign partner's bank account which I shall nominte as the next of kin. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better.
So please I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you 15% of the total money for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone number and address to me so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will also send across my photo and phone number as soon as you reply this email.Please reply this mail for more information's on how I will need your help.I will be waiting for your response.Thanks
Michael.
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