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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: Sarra Kone <sarra55505@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sarrakone111@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:51:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HELLO!!!!
Dear One
Please read and reply back soon - from SARRA
Please treat with respect,
I thank you for your mail, I know you will be suprised to receive this proposal from me, I got your contact while I was searching for a sincere and honest person to trust with my inheritance. Please dear kindly permit me to inform you about my desire to seek for your assistant, hoping that you will successfully help me out. However, let me first introduce self.
I am Sarra a 21 year old girl, My belove father he was a very wealthy cocoa merchant who based here in ABIDJAN, but unfortunately died as a result of food poisoning suspected to be given to him by the plans of his colleaques and relatives because of his fame and wealth, my mother died when I was 6 years old. My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give this priority of shipping this box of money to any address that you think is very secure and safe in place with your percentage of which we shall chat on soon. I will come over to your country to continue my education as soon as the funds is claimed by you.
I inherited a total sum of $2,500,000 Million US Dollars from my late parents. This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited in a security and finance company under an arrangement as a family treasure and Valuables. There is need for urgent action because it will soon be accumulating demurrage charges to the Security Company for safe keeping this consignment. I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hearing from you soonest.
Plesae, I am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.
( 1) to help me retrive this funds.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund, since I am 21 years old.
3) To make arrangements for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.
After the successful transfer of my Funds to your country, I promise to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort. Please I will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded within the next seven (7) days.
Please send me you telephone unmber so that i will call you. I am expecting to hear from you as soon as you have read this email so that I well send you the details of this proposition and also send the entire papers that were given to my late beloved father on the day he made the deposit.
May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.
Sarra.
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