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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: "Richard Diarra" <richarddiarra7@gala.net>
Reply-To: t_han11@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:09:40 -0700
Subject: Hello and Good Day to you
Hello and Good Day to you,
My name is Richard (22yrs). I am an Ivorian and the son of late Mr. Robert
Diarra but presently residing in Accra, Ghana. With due respect, I contact
you for your cooperation and assistance. Though I have not met with you
before but I believe one has to make an adventure before one succeed in
life. I wish to confide in you for my brighter future. There is an amount of
Eight Million US Dollars that was deposited in a bank by my late Father
before his assassination by the rebels in Côte d'Ivoire.
My father Mr. Robert Diarra was killed with other government officials
during official hours when the rebel troops stormed and raided their office
at the heat of the crisis in my country. A few weeks later, the rebels also
invaded our residence in which my mother, my elder brother and our two
security men were killed in the compound. I had a singular shock and trauma,
which compelled me to flee from the country to Ghana with the help of an
army cornel who is a friend of my late father.
Recently, I was called by my fathers colleagues in Abidjan to come and
remove my late father's belongs that was left behind in his official
residence in Abidjan for the new occupant who replaced him to move in and in
the process of packing up my father's belongings, I discovered a secret file
containing documents and all papers relating to this deposit was also in
that file in his official residence in Abidjan the capital Côte d'Ivoire and
after reading the documents, it gave me full knowledge and information's of
the money. In the depository agreement which he entered with the bank, it
was clearly stated that the money should be released to his family in his
absence or death for investment purposes and based on that, I have visited
the bank in Ghana for the release of the money and they advised me to locate
and present a relation or family friend who will assist me in receiving the
money considering my age and status.
For this reason, I need you to stand as my relative or family friend so that
the Fund will be released to you. Please, get back to me if you are willing
to stand as my relative or family friend so that the fund will be released
for you to relocate me and Invest the money in your country since our house
and my late father's business and properties were destroyed also.
Kindly get back to me with your full names, contact address and telephone
for me to forward them to my lawyer to enable him communicate with the
necessary deposit documents, bank and account details of the deposited money
I will give you more information on receipt of your willingness to assist
me.
Yours truly,
Richard Diarra
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