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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: henry kwango <mr_100khenry@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:52:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Kwango Henry Please reply
Please permit me to inform you of my desire. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise,since we have not known or written before. Introducing myself, I am
HENRY KWANGO 22 years of age with my younger sistere TINA she is 18 years old the only two children of the late Mr and Mrs. KWANGO.
Our father was an Oil consultant/contractor with the Cote d' Ivoire Solid Minerals Corporation.He worked there for 17 years before he died in the year 2005.He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.Before the death of Our father on 28th september 2005,in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of USD$7.4Million (Seven Million Four Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars),deposited in a Private Security company here in (Abidjan Côte D'Ivoire as a family treasure, that he used my name as his only son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in your country where i will transfer this money for investment purpose.I ask your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late father foreign partner for the release of this consignment and transfer it to your country for investment. I humbly ask for you to response to this email immediately.My father also told me that the fund is in a trunk box as such the security company does not know the contents of the box.I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1-To assist Us transfer this fund quietly in your country.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since We are still in School.
3-To make arrangement for me and my sister to come over to your country to further our education and to help us secure a residential permit in your country. Moreover,
We are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your in your country while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incur.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.I will be waiting for your response.
Yours Sincerely
HENRY KWANGO
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