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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: "Larry Moore" <larrymoore_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: larrymoore_3@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:01:49 +0000
Subject: HELP NEEDED URGENTLY
Dear friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the
fact that we have not yet met.
I have to say that I have no intentions of causing
you any pains. As you read this, I don?t want you to
feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will
die someday. My name is Larry Moore, a merchant in
Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with
prostate and esophageal cancer that was discovered
very late due to my laxity in caring for my health.
It has defiled all form of medicine and right now,
I have only about a few months to live according
to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone not even myself but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous,
I was always hostile to people and only focus on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for.
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 believe when God gives me a second chance to come to
this world I would live my life a different way from how I
have lived it. Now that I know my time is near, I
have willed and given most of my properties and assets
to my immediate and extended family members and as
well as a few close friends.
I have decided to give alms to charity organizations,
as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do
on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some
charity organizations in the U.A.E, London and
Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,
I cannot do this my self any more.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and donate the money, which I have there to
charity organization in Bulgaria, they refused and
kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I
have left for them. The last of my money which is the
huge cash deposit that I have with security firm
Abroad .I will want you to help me collect this
deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let
them know that it is I Larry Moore that is making this
generous donation. I am writing this from my laptop computer in my
hospital bed where I wait for my time to come.
I pray that God uses you to support and
assist me with good heart.
God be with you,
Larry Moore.
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