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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: "VAN BROOK" <nationalwinners@nationalaward.org>
Reply-To: corazon_abaya123@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:03:41 +0000
Subject: Greetings To You
Dear friend,
Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail
directory and
decided to mail you for your permission to go ahead.
I am Mrs Corazon Abaya from Philipines. I am only survivor of late Dr.
Biagiotti Abaya who was owner of a sea food company in Asia for twenty years
before he died in the tsunami disaster along with my children in Asia.
Since his death I have been in the hospital here under medical supervision,
just before my late husbands incident he sold this company and the proceeds
was
paid into a private bank account in Europe.
Upon his death i was fowarded a notification to come to the bank premises in
Europe to claim this amount since i am his next of kin but they are unaware
of my
situation and ailment which is so bad that i have lost my abilty to
communicate
verbally,I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs in this
hospital here in Sharjah , and my doctors have told me that I have only a
few months
to live.
I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilise 90% of this money to
fund
churches, orphanages and less priviledge around the world but in my family
name
must this generous donation be made in our family name"ABAYA"
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank and
my late
husbands attorney so he will asist you apply for the release of this funds
after introducing you leagally to the bank. I will also issue you a letter
of
authorisation that will prove you as the new beneficiary on behalf of my
family.
Please I need you to assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein and
keep this contactconfidential till such a time this funds get to your
custody safe in your nominated account,this is to ensure that nothing
jeopadises my
last wish on earth.You should send a reply email to my private box
corazon_abaya123@yahoo.com.
I await your urgent reply.
Regards,
Mrs Corazon Abaya"
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