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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: "sam tom" <samtom809@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 09:48:59 +0000
Subject: TSUNAMI DONATIONS
Dear Friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe
everyone will die someday.
My name is Sam.L.Tom a merchant in United kingdom, I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical
treatment, 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 focused 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 ho! w I have lived
it.
Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property
and
assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few
close
friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, 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, Algeria and Malaysia, Indian and Pakistan.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore.I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts
in
Switzerland and distribute the money, which I have there to charity
organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; 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. Now I want you to assist me in getting some
cash
deposit claim and distribute to charity and people of the tsunami
disaster.
The last of my money which n o one knows of is the huge Cash deposit of
$36,000.000.00 million United States dollars that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect
this
deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. I have set aside
twenty
percent for you and for your time.
I look forward to hear from you before I contact my Attorney because my
lawyer will give you some documents and direction on how you will
contact the company of the deposit.
Regards,
Sam.L.Tom .
My private email: samltom@yahoo.ca
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