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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: "Garry Lopez" <garrylopez70@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: garrylopez20@latinmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:41:42 +0000
Subject: DONATION OF MY FUND TO CHARITABLE HOMES AND CHURCHES
DEAR FRIEND
DONATION OF MY FUND TO CHARITABLE HOMES AND CHURCHES
I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH,MY NAME IS MR GARRY LOPEZ
FROM SWEDEN.I USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM AND WAS ALSO A
MAJOR INVESTOR IN OFFSHORE OIL RIGGS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS
CRIPPLED BY STROKE WHICH LEFT HALF PART OF MY BODY PARALYSED AND
ALSO I HAD UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE EYE SURGERY WHICH HAS RESULTED
INTO POOR VISION.FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING
FOR A MIRACLE,A SPIRITUAL CURE ALL TO NO AVAIL.
PLEASE FOR SECURITY REASONS REACH ME ON THE ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS BELOW.
RECENTLY MY DOCTOR GAVE ME VERY BAD NEWS WHICH IS VERY
DISTURBING TO MY EARS,HE SAID THAT IN A SHORT TIME WHICH I DON'T
KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE, THAT I WILL SOON DIE OF MY ILLNESS,I
HAVE NO CLOSE RELATIVE
AROUND AND THE ONLY ONE I HAVE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A DISTANT
COUSIN OF MINE MRS LINDA LEFLER LEFT FOR AUSTRALIA 10 YEARS AGO
AND SINCE THEN I HAVENT SEEN HER NEITHER DO I HAVE HER POSTAL
ADDRESS.I HAVE SURRENDERED MY LIFE TO GOD AND I AM NOW A BORN
AGAIN,I WANT TO DO A GOOD DEED BEFORE I DEPART HENCE MY
CONTACTING YOU.
I WILL WANT TO DONATE THE REST OF MY WEALTH TO THE MISSIONARY OR
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR THE NEEDY SINCE THE WEALTH
WOULD NOT BE USEFULL FOR ME WHEN I AM GONE.I AM SEEKING FOR WHO
WOULD BE WILLING TO DILLIGENTLY CARRY OUT THIS WILL OF GOD FOR
ME WHICH IS THE REASON I AM CONTACTING.MY ACCOUNT BALANCE
PRESENTLY TOTALLING $19,828, AS WAS REFLECTED IN MY LAST
STATEMENT ACCOUNT AND I HAVE WISH TO USE THIS FUND TO FINANCE
THIS PROJECT AS I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,YOU WILL BE
ENTITLED TO 24% OF THESE FUNDS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND PUT THE
REST INTO THE CHURCH AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,WHAT WILL BE
REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BANK FOR THESE
FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED BUT THE FIRST THING I WILL REQUIRE FROM
YOU IS TO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD,RIGHT NOW I AM CONFINED TO AN
AUTOMATED WHEEL CHAIR IN THE TEACHING HOSPITAL AND THE INTERNET
IS THE ONLY MEANS I HAVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.
I PRESUME THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO MEET REGARDING SUCH
ISSUE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO GO ANOTHER PARTY,PLEASE SEND
ME A MAIL IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL
ADDRESS :garrylopez00001@wanadoo.es AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR ,PHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS TO ENABLE MYSELF CALL YOU WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
NURSE HERE WHO HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME.
AS I AM EAGERLY EXPECTING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO MY MAIL VIA
THAT ADDRESS.AS SOON AS I RECIEVE A RESPONSE FROM YOU I SHALL
HAND EVERY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THS FUND OVER TO YOU
INCLUDING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR
ACCOUNT SO THAT YOU CAN COMMENCE ON THIS WORK OF GOD FOR ME AS I
AM DISABLED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND AND DO MUCH
THANK YO VERY MUCH FOR,YOU CAN REACH ME ON THIS ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS:garrylopez00001@wanadoo.es
YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
REMAIN BLESSED
MR.GARRY LOPEZ
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