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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:28:13 +0100
Subject: From Victor Johnson
From Victor Johnson .
20 Rue Avenue, BP 102,cocody,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dearest One,
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My name is Victor Johnson , i am 17 years and i am from from Sierra Leone.=
i am an orphan being that i lost my mother at a very tender age and my fa=
ther Dr. Willam Johnson who was a gold dealer here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast=
until his death, He died on the 1st October (2006) by some undisclosed pe=
ople who i greatly suspect to be his business associates through food pois=
on .Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of $7.5M USA Dolla=
rs in a Bank / Finance House and he left an instruction that the money is =
strictly for investments aboard and be given to me when i am upto 25 years=
or above because it is an agreement that my late father signed with the b=
ank and used me as his next of kin because i am his only child.=20
=20
Because of the hostile behaviour of my fathers brothers, and there constan=
t threats to kill me, i had to run away , and it was on these situation th=
at i contacted you .My father's brothers have taken my father's cars, and =
our house and because they are my elders, there was nothing i could do tha=
n to run for my dear life because i did not want them to also take the fun=
d deposit documents .i decided to make haste to see that these money is tr=
ansfered to your account in your country so that i can leave these country=
before something bad happens to me.
=20
I want you to do me a favour to assist me transfer the money to your count=
ry as my Guardian and Investor, and also you will assist me travel to your=
country and continue my education. i have plans to do investment in your =
country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for=
writing to you.=20
=20
Please if you are willing to assist me, kindly contact me by replying to m=
y email to you and give me your full name, address, telephone, fax numbers=
and profession, so that i will have more confidence in you and i shall gu=
ive to you the contact ofthe bank where my father deposited the money and =
also the deposit documents. i have mapped out 60% for myself, 25% for your=
cordial assistance and 10% for charity homes like the less priviledged be=
cause that was the vow i made to God and 5% for any expenses incured by yo=
u in therms of this transaction maybe through telephone calls, sending ema=
ils, transportaion etc .
=20
Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction, please dont =
fail to ask me. Please note that the confidentiality of this transaction w=
ould be highly appreicated, Please reply as soon as possible. contact me t=
hrough this email address (victor.johnson2008@yahoo.com [mailto:victor.joh=
nson2008@yahoo.com])=20
Thank you.=20
Victor Johnson.
=20
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