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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: Mr Pete Diouf <fg_o2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.peted@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:10:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dearest
=A0
My name is Mr Pete Diouf, I work in one of the prime banks in Cote d'Ivoire=
.. I am contacting you for as assistance in regards to a business transfer o=
f a large sum of money from a dormant account. Though I know that a transac=
tion of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am=
assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
=A0
I am the personal accounts manager to one of our costomer who used to run a=
n oil servicing company here in Ivory Coast. He was involved in the ill fat=
ed Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in which al=
l passengers on board died.=20
=A0
Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank made by the decea=
sed valued at about Eighteen million, Six hundred and Twenty Five Thousand =
US dollars (US$18,625,000.00)
=A0
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of m=
y clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuc=
cessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the internet to see=
if I could locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you. Recentl=
y a probate order has been issued and as such if nobody comes for the claim=
of the deposit by the first quarter of this year, the account will be decl=
ared unserviceable and the funds called to the government treasury.=20
=A0
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of the relatives for over la=
st 7 years now, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin =
of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of t=
his account be released and transferred into your account, then you and I w=
ill share the money.
=A0
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this deal thro=
ugh. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangemen=
t that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please acknowledge rece=
ipt of this email in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnish=
ing me with the following information as listed below which will enable me =
work on the account file so that you can now apply for the release of the f=
unds as the next of kin.
=A0
1. Your full name:
2. Postal address:
3. Date of birth:
4. Telephone and fax numbers:
=A0
Any other details will follow at=A0 the receipt of your response.
=A0
Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.
=A0
Mr. Pete Diouf
=A0
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