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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: "Aisha Alhmed" <aalhmed@ali.net.ar> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:53:34 -0700
Subject: From Iraq
My dear,
I am Aisha Alhmed from Iraq. I came across your contact via internet for my search for a trust worthy and honest person that will help me and my kids.
I am the wife of late Al-wahab Alhmed who died in the last Iraq war.
Since then my late husband's brothers have being troubling me that I should surrender to them the wealth of my late husband according to our tradition but if I do I will suffer alot with my children.I have this kids to raise and find a better school for them
On this note I contacted you to seek for help. My late husband has some valueables he left behind before he died and I am in position of them now. I am trying to know if I could succed with your help to repartriate the money to a foriegn account without my inlaws knowing, then I will leave the country for a better place I will start a new life with my children.The money amounted $9.5million USD which is now in the bank (Islamic bank Iraq).
I am ready to give whomever that helped me 10% of the money.
Please do find a place in your heart to help me and my children.
I will be very glad and will ever forget you if you help me.
Contact me with this email address:[aalhmd@islamonline.net]
I await your urgent response.
Truely yours,
Aisha
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