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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: "Eric Jordan" <ericjordan004@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:45:53 +0000
Subject: Attn: Reply Soon !!!
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 MRS. ERIC JORDAN, a merchant in Safat,
in
(Kuwait) I was married with two children. who are also in suport of what i
am about doing. 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 how I have lived it. Now that God has
called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assetsto 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. 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 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. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash
deposit of Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand American dollars
(U.S.$10.700,000) 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 only 20 % for you and for your time and also
5% as miscellaneous expenses.
Thanks for your understanding as i look forward to hearing from you.
regards,
Mrs. Eric Jordan
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