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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: solomon514@sify.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:08:26 +0600 (IST)
Subject: Sincere Attention.
Good day,
I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE, I am the first son of Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson. Our late father David Johnson died and left us WITH our mother Mrs Rosemary. My name is Solomon Johnson. I am 20years old why my youngersister is 18years old. My late father David Johnson owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Rosemary Johnson.
Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs Rosemary was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called I and my younger Sister to hand over my late fathers documents to us. after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to us, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.I now called my fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to his children.
After my fatherslawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against us to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger sister.The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around,my younger sister Rita was shot and two of our security men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped,this reason made us to flew out of the country to Abidjan Cote'Ivoire for our safety. This was the reason that makes us not to further our education,This is the reason why we contacted you for your assistance to transfer our late fathers money into your bank account in your coyntry. We have confirmed the existence of this deposited money in the said bank in Abidjan.
The said fund is ($18.500,000) Eighteen million five hundred thousand United State Dollars.He deposited this money in one of the international banks here in Abidjan Cote D Ivoire . I will be greatful if you can tell me the percentage that will be suitable for your assistance in transferring this money into your account successfully. For your information you will send to us a letter of invitation after the transfer of the money into your account,this will enable us to obtain our visas to come over to your country for the investments of your choice and to enable us further our education. We expect you to do your best to assist us and you will never regreat it and God will bless You.
Consider this and get back to us as soon aspossible to this my private email;(solomonjohnson01@hotmail.fr)
Thank you so much
My regards to your family.
My sincere regards,
SOLOMON & RITA JOHNSON
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