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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Annick uwakassi" <annickuwa@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:10:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HI
HI DEAREST,
I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS MR.AND MRS.UWA KASSI, MY FATH=
ER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSNNESS MAGNATE WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL =
TERITORY OF IVORY COAST DURING HIS DAYS.I'M A DEAF GIRL BUT I CAN SPEAK=
LITTLE WITH SIGN LANGUAGE.
IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT MY FATHER PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSLY IN FRANCE DURI=
NG ONE OF HIS BUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD IN THE YEAR 12TH.FEBUARY 2007.THOUG=
H HIS SUDDEN DEATH WAS LINKED OR RATHER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN MASTERMI=
NDED BY AN UNCLE OF HIS WHO TRAVELLED WITH HIM AT THAT TIME. BUT GOD KN=
OWS THE TRUTH!
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS JUST 6 YEARS OLD, AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TO=
OK ME SO SPECIAL.
BEFORE HIS DEATH ON FEBUARY 12 2007 HE CALLED THE SECRETARY WHO ACCOMPA=
NIED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MI=
LLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$15.5 MILLION) LE=
FT IN A SECURITY COMPANY, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER FOR=
THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX THAT CONTAINS THE FUND=
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WA=
S POSISONED.
HE ALSO GAVE AN OUT STANDING INSTRUCTION TO THE COMPANY THAT THE CONSIG=
NMENT MUST BE SEALED AND WELL KEPT UNTIL I ASK FOR IT. AND IT WAS DEPOS=
ITED AS AN ATIFACT TO AVOID PROBLEM OR TAMPARING BY THE OFFICERS OF THE=
COMPANY.BEFORE USE,
I AM JUST 19 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY DON'T =
KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOW I WANT AN ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHERE I CAN TRANSFER TH=
IS FUNDS AND AFTER THE TRANSACTION I WILL COME AND LIVE WITH YOU AS A P=
ARTNER AND I'M READY TO DO ANYTHING OF YOUR CHOICE.
THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACKS AS A RESULT OF INCES=
SANT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN IVORY COAST.THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUAL=
LY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE AND I WISHED TO INVEST UNDER YOUR CARE WIT=
H YOUR ADVICE PLEASE. I AM IN A SINCERE DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANC=
E IN THIS REGARDS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED. =
NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK THESE FEW QUESTIONS:-
1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR PARTNER?
2. CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU THAT YOU CAN NOT BETRAY ME?=20
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU=
AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR CONTROL WHILE I COME OVER AND FINALIZE MY E=
DUCATION?
PLEASE,CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IMMEDAITELY=
I CONFIRMED YOU WILLINGNESS THEN I WILL SEND TO YOU MY PICTURE.AND I W=
ILL NEED YOUR OWN PICTURES AS WELL.=20
YOUR'S SINCERLY DEAF GIRL,
MISS ANNICK UWA.
Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html
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