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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: "fred buttah" <fredbuttah@fredbuttah.com>
Reply-To: fredbuttah@mixmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:06:13 +0000
Subject: Please Kindly Assist
FOR THE WORK OF GOD.
I do not intend to bais your feeling as you read this mail thereby making
you feel so pathetic about my situation, because i believe that every human
being has his or her destiny to fulfil on this earth before passing to the
great beyond,owning to this i was compell to accept christ as my saviour,
having known the truth,I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right
in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of
God?s mercy and glory upon my life.My name is Fredrick Buttah a citizen of
malta a succesful business man formally married to mrs Trisha buttah who
died two years ago after a brief illness without a child.
For over a year now i been in the hospital battling with a chronic heart
disease which has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I
have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts,this
illment has detoriated my health to this point that i have finally lost my
voice making me unable to talk any more.Although i have not particularly
lived a generous life as i never cared for anybody except for myself and my
late wife i was always hostile to people and only focused on my business But
now i regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just
wanting to have or make all the money in the world.I have willed and given
most of my property and assets to my immediate family members,I once asked
members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the funds to
a charity organization and orphanages but they instead kept the money to
themselves for this reason i do not trust them any more as they seems not to
be contended with what i have given to them.
Now the last of my money which i deposited in cash in a consignment form
twelve million dollars($12m) with security firm abroad, Recently the
security firm wrote me to come forward to sign for the release of this money
or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf as time agreed for the consignment to be in their custody has
expired,since i do have much time to live on this earth and i want this to
be the last good deed i that i have done on this earth before passing
on,based on this reason i am pleading to you in name of God to help me Stand
and collect the Funds from the security firm which my attorney will guide
and provide you with all the neccessary informations inorder to collect the
funds and use it for the work of God(charities,churches and orphanages)
while you keep $1.5m.for yourself for your time.
I await your quick kindest response with your name,telephone and fax numbers
so that i can have my attorney contact you directly inorder to furnish you
with more informations on how the mission will be carried out.i wish to
assure you that there is no risk of whatsoever involved in this mission as
my attorney will provide you with all the legal documents inorder to back up
the funds.
please send your response to my email.fredbuttah@mixmail.com
thank you and remain blessed.
yours faithfully
Fredrick Buttah
fredbuttah@mixmail.com
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