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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: <adz@adz.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:05:35 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
Greetings!!
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe
you are a respected person, hence decided to contact you for this vital
business. I am Miss Shella Wilson from Ivory Coast , in Africa , I am a
young girl and I lost my parents tow years ago. I inherited an important
sum of money from my parents. Mr.Joseph Wilson my father, who was a
prominent gold and diamond dealer in this country, he died in the recent
crisis here in Cote d'Ivoire as planned by his enemies who greedily want
over take his wealth. Besaid my mother died when I was still a little
child. Am the only child of my parents.
Therefore I wish to request your assistance in investing this money in
lucrative venture under your directives and guidance in your country as my
father suggested to investment on Real estate Shares or Hotel business;
before his untimely death. Please I want you to assist me for the transfer
of this sum of (USD$10.000,000.00) into your account in your country. My
late father acquired the money from his gold and diamond business here in
this country before he was killed by his enemies. The money is deposited
in a fixed account in a bank in this country. I need you to stand for me
in the bank to receive the money into your account hence; I will give you
the contact of the bank where the money is being deposited for you to
contact them on my behalf and discuss with them for this transfer since I
do not know much about bank /financial issues.
I will come over there to stay and further my studies after the money is
transferred into your choice nominated account, while you shall invest the
money into profitable investments in your country. I will gladly give you
30% of the total sum for your assistance for the transfer while I pray
that you do not betray me at last. Please contact me immediately for more
detail so that we can go into the transaction with the bank as I will
furnish you with necessary information?s and bank detail.
Awaiting your reply urgent. Thanks,
Yours Faithful,
Miss Shella Wilson
shella_wilson@hotmail.fr
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