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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: "Maxim Edward" <maxim-edward20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: maxim_edward@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:54:27 +0100
Subject: Good day.
Hotel De Etienne Abobo,
Abidjan,Cote D'ivoire.
Dear respectful one ,
Because of the political problem in this country, I urgy your urgent
assistance.
With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you
would be of great assistance to me and my sister.
Let me take a brief time out to introduce myself to you, I am Maxim Vincent
Edward the only son of late Mr and Mrs Vincent Edward, a black farmer based
in Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I decided to contact you through email, after searching for contacts through
your country Embassy, as it is the only means I can contact anybody since I
am cutting off ties with Zimbabwe for security and safety reasons. However,
I apologize if this is not acceptable to you.
The purpose of this letter is to seek your most needed assistance in a
business venture. Due to the land and political problems in Zimbabwe, as a
result of President Robert Mugabe's introduction of new Land Act Reform
wholly affecting the rich white farmers and the few rich black farmers, and
his desire to hold on to power for life, my father forsaw the danger that
came in Zimbabwe.
Before he was murdered, He told me everything concerning the deposit he made
with a commercial and industrial Bank in Cote D'Ivoire.
In brief, I have the sum of ($ 16.000.000m usd )sixteen million us dollars
which I want to invest in your country, these money was deposited by my late
father in a Bank here in cote d'ivoire; which I was made the beneficiary and
next of kin as the only son of my parents.
Because of the present situation in my country Zimbabwe, and when the danger
became unbearable, and after I and my sister survived two murder attempts,
my aged grand mother adviced me and my only sister to leave the country
immediately for security reasons,and also to look for a trust worthy and a
reliable person who can assist me to transfer the money out of cote
d'ivoire.
Respectful one, I highly need your assistance in this areas,assist me claim
the money from the Bank, assist me transferring the money to your country
and also investing it as I confide in you hoping that you will never betray
me and my sister at last .
I and my sister has proposed (15%) percent of the total sum of the money for
you, so as for you to give us all necessary assistance and protections we
may need in your country.
please treat highly confidential because our future depends on this
money,all the vital documents covering the deposit of this money in the Bank
are with me here in cote d'ivoire and will be faxed to you on demand.
looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and God bless you.
Yours sincerely.
Maxim Vincent Edward.
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