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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: Mariam Amudah <mariamud@kaptumail.com>
Reply-To: mariamudah21@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 02:59:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Can we be friends?
good morning,
Pls permmit my introduction, I am communicating with you for the first time for a family friendship after the lost of my father but i would like to know if you can permit our communication?.
Can we be friends? pls i would like to enquire your advise if you can be of our help, i and my brother wants to invest to your country but we are worried since we lost out the contact of our father's friend to help us, please permit me to explain this to you, I have a problem and i decided to write you for a help. we have this problem-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I had tried all i could to search for my father's friend , I tried but failed, I could not do anything to help my situation.
I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, I am Miss Mariam, 19years old and the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Amudah. My father was a highly reputable businessman.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 12th. June. 2007. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.
My mother died at child birth when I was just 4 years old,my imediate and only brother survived and since then my father took me so special. Before his death last June 2007 he called the driver who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of 4 million, seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD 4.700,000) left in here in this country for safety. finally he issued a written instruction for me at the hospital before he died, but since i went back to our country my uncle threathened to kill me because the driver linked the secret to him, I decided and fled the country, right now, I am here with my brother, we need your help.
Now I do not know what to do, I have the documents of the money but my age is depriving me of the claim due to the mandate my father reached, this was primarily due to his brother, my uncle, not to have a claim over the funds which he kept for us.
I am just 19 years old an undergraduate , I am confused, I don't know what to do. This is because I and my brother have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant crisis in our country. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us as your children?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?
Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much.My regards to your family.
Mariam Amudah
101 Rue 12,
Koumassi Guesthouse,
Côte D'Ivoire
My email is: mariamudah21@inbox.com
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