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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: edmond monica <monica_edmond.08@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <monica.edmond@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:50:05 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. monica edmond
From Mrs. monica edmondPLOT 23 Felix AvenueAbidjan Cote d Ivoire Hello Friend, Please excurse me if i have infringe into your privacy.this may be strange any way but i have no option but cry out . having gone through your profile i think i am convince you are the right fellow to confide this to. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son, intend to establish in your country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of Eight million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars($8.500,000) which my late Husband deposited with a security company in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire which he wanted to used for his political reason in our Country before he was assassinated. Now I and my son have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim and receive the consignment which will be sent to you through diplomatic means to your address to avoid any traces of the funds and to enable you plan for the investment in your Country: I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your Country but, if there is any other business that is better than what I am suggestion, I will be very glad to follow your advice. 1). Real estate2). The transport industry3). Five star hotel If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.I await your response soonest Respectfully yours,Mrs monica edmond
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