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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: "samanta Tanoh" <samantse@msn.com>
Reply-To: misssamantatanoh@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:40 +0000
Subject: Interesting Message
May the maker of heaven and earth grant you the willing spirit to digest
this important request of mine though you might find it difficult to believe
me but it is only God that will speak to you as my cry and prayers has rise
smokely to God to assist me in sourcing for a good reputable person to
assist me in this ailing situation. Permit me to inform you of my desire of
going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in
you for this simple and sincere proposition.
I am Samanta Tanoh by name 19yrs of age and the daughter and only child of
the late Dr. Brendan Tanoh a very wealthy cocoa merchant and competent
business man here in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire formally
known as (Ivory coast).My father was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My lovely mother died when I was still 2yrs and since then my father took me
so special as his survival dependent. Before the death of my father in
August 2006 in a private hospital herein Abidjan he secretly called me on
his bed side and told me that he has the sum of (Eleven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars)USD$11.500,000 deposited in one of the famous
Banks here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, that he used my name as his only child
for the next of Kin in depositing the funds. He also explained to me that it
was because of this funds that he was poisoned by his business associates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I
will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, such as real
estate management or hotel management. I am humbly seeking for your
assistance in the following ways:
(i)To contact the Bank and request for the release of the funds to you as my
late parents family friend abroad.
(ii)To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 yrs old.
(iii)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/input after the successful transfer of this funds to you in your
country.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within (9) days you should signify
your interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon. Due to my
present condition and the confidentiality of this matter please reply to me
immediately.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Miss. Samanta Tanoh
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