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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: Halima <halimma2005@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 06:17:01 +0200
Subject: AN ACT OF FATE wvs
peace be with you,
Do not discard this as another unsolicited email.it was sent
specifically to you.For now, you can refer to me as Halima from a
small middle East country.that is as much personal information as
i can divulge at this point for security and safety reasons just incase
this email is accidentally delivered to the wrong person or by chance you
are disinterested in its content.with subsequent communication i will provide
more personal information.
Two years ago my husband was been diagnosed with Esophageal
cancer(cancer of the Esophagus).All attempts to find a cure proved futile and
he finally died last month.Since the death of my husband my life has been a
living hell since my Late husband's relatives have subjected me to
various inhuman treatment and bondage in the name of traditional burial rites.I
have no choice since the laws here tend to support these practices.
i have been able to contact you through my home internet service my late husband
installed before his illness.The computer is in my quarters, and entrance is forbidden
to all except my trusted maid,so this is my only secure means of communication for now.
Before the death of my husband he mentioned to me that he has an eight million dollars
deposit in a finance company abroad that no one else knows about.The maturation date
for this deposit is in two months time and according to the deposit agreement it has
to be retrieved before this date.I am currently on a mandatory six months mourning
period so i would like you to assist me in retrieving this fund and lodge the money
in an account.Afterwhich half of the money will be for me while the other half will be
for your efforts in concluding the process.After my six months mourning period i can
travel to a neighbouring country,set up an account that you will transfer my share of the
money to.
The process of retrieving the fund is straight forward and risk-free.I can provide
further information and details on subsequent emails.please send a reply
through this email address including your contact telephone and fax numbers.
waiting to hear from you.
Halima
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