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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: "GORDON ANDERSON" <info@ibipelebe.com>
Reply-To: fedexexpress_ftg@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:22:16 +0000
Subject: A CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP. PLEASE READ AND RESPOND.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? I HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING ON FINE. PLEASE BELEIVE EVERY CONTENT OF THIS EMAIL. I CANNOT MAKE IT PUBLICLY. I BELEIVED YOU COULD BE THE ONE GOD WILL SEND AS AN ANGEL TO ASSIST ME TO MY WONDER LAND. I WILL BE HAPPY, AND YOU WILL BE HANDSOMELY REWARDED. I HAVE SUFFERED ALOT WHILE I HAVE SO MUCH SOMEWHERE.
PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO IN TO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I AM GORDON ANDERSON THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS.MICHEAL ANDERSON, MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH GOLD MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED
TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON MAY 24,1996, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON NOVEMBER 26,2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED MESECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF US$25,500,000 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK IN LOME TOGO. THAT HE USED MY NAME GORDON ANDERSON AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH HE WASPOISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I CAN LAY UP AN ESTABLISHMENT WITH A FOREIGN CONTERPART.
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS.(1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO. (2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM A BOY OF 25 YEARS OLD. (3) TO MAKEARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE CAPABLE AND COMPETENT TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL. LIKE I SAID I'M A BOY AND I DO NOT HAVE THE LITTLE FUNDS TO PROCESS THIS TRANSACTION, AND I DO NOT INTEND TO SEEK PUBLICLY FOR AN ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF THIS FUNDS AND MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL. I DO INTEND TO FOLLOW UP WIH THE INSTRUCTION MY LATE FATHER GAVE TO ME TO SEEK A FOREIGN PARTNER.
I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERCENTAGE FROM THIS MONEY DEPOSITED IF YOU ARE WILLINGLY TO TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, IWILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS TANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN(7)WORKING DAYS FROM NOW. I AM EXPECTING TO HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
N.B:I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY TO THIS PROPOSAL. YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH MY MOBILE PHONE NUMBER: +228 949 2994
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE OF AN ORPHAN LIKE ME.ANTICIPATING TO HEARING FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS
GORDON ANDERSON.
A CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP. PLEASE READ AND REPLY.
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