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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: "aliosman" <aliosman@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: mrahmedalii@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:07:35 -0300
Subject: DONATION FOR YOU AND YOUR CHURCH
Calvary greetings in the name of God, I am Mr.Ahmed Ali Osman , am 45years old; A native of Dubai. My latefather was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during theperiod i married we had a son which both of them was also killed in acold blood a year later, I am now afriad of showing myself out to them(Business Associate Including members of my Family) as all are wantingto deny or kill me too. All because after the death of my father, I inherited all his business and wealth. Currently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the brian. From allindications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact, my personal physician told me that Imay not live for more than six months and I am so scared about this.So, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing to thewell beign of less privileged people and handicapped in the society ofAsian,which is in my place, America Europe and African Countries. This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recentlyrelocate from my family house to new place where I live presently due to thepreassure my family members are giving me as they want to share the fundwithin themself's which i don't want. I selected you for this Purposeand prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of US$46,700,000.00(Fourty Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to youfor the development of the well beign of ndicapped in the society and also as aids for the less privileged around your country. Please note that, this fund is currently lying in a Bank in and Europe,therefore I will File an immediate application for thetransfer of the money in your name or your home. Please, do not reply me ifyou have the intention of using this fund for personal use, than enhancement of the comfort of the Handicapped. Lastly, I want you/your hometo be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I havecome to find out since my spiritual rebirth lately that wealth acquisitionwithout God in one's life is vanity upon vanity. Send urgently the requested information: 1)Your telephone and fax number for easy communication. 2) Yourcompany name and address or your residencial address. 3) Your occupationand postion in place of business. 4) Your age and marital Status. I await your urgent reply. Mr.Ahmed Ali Osman
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