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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: elisbeth michael <elisbethmichael00@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: elisbethmichael100@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:21:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MISS ELISBETH MICHAEL
FROM ELISBETH.
COTE D IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR EMAIL THROUGH A FRIEND WHO WORKS IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE ECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH, AND BY THERE RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFINCE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS I AM ELISBETH THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF LATE MR MICHAEL WILLIAMS.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN. THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THERE OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1998. MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH AUGUST 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US $9.500.000 ( NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WHICH HE DECLARED AS A FAMILY VALUABLES
MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGTHER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE BOX. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS BOX AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. TO PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS WHERE THE COMPANY WILL SHIFT THE BOX, TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS BOX SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 21 YEARS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS BOX TO YOUR ADDRESS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
I WILL APPRECIATE YOU TO SEND ME E-MAIL. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THANKS AND GOD BLESS AND YOUR FAMILY.
FROM ELISBETH MICHAEL
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