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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: "DAVID ZAKKI" <umuekili_25@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: david_zakki@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 03:47:42 +0100
Subject: URGENT HELP
DEAR SIR
MY NAME IS DAVID ZAKKI.I AM 25 YEARS OLD.I AM THE SON OF LATE BUSINESS MAN ALHAJI ZAKKI WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN OCTOBER 2005.
BEFORE HIS DEATH HE HAS SOME MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY THE SUM OF $ 30,000,000 UNITED STSTES DOLLERS. [THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLERS] .THOUGH HE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS MONEY BEFORE HIS DEATH, NOW THAT HE IS DEAD MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL HELP US TO CLIAM THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.AS AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU, ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS MONEY IS WITH ME.I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR HELP.ALL WE NEEDED YOU TO DO IS YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO HELP US GO TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE CONTACT INFORMATIONS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THE CONTACT PERSON FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY TO BOOK AN APOINTMENT ON HOW AND WHEN YOU WILL COME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.WE WILL FORWARD THE DEPOSIT CODE AND EVERY INFORMATIONS YOU WILL NEED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU AGREE TO DO THIS FOR US.YOU HAVE NOTHING TO!
WORRY ABOUT .THE CODE WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU IS WHAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.THIS IS THE ONLY THING MY LATE FATHER LEFT BEHIND FOR US.
PLEASE KINDLY LET ME KNOW YOUR MIND ABOUT THIS THROUGH THIS MY E MAIL CONTACT OR CONTACT MY MOTHETR THROUGH HER E MAIL ADDRESS
I WAIT FOR YOUR IMMIDIATE AND FAVOURABLE REPLY.
THANK YOU AND GOOD BLESS
DAVID ZAKKI.
DEAR SIR
MY NAME IS DAVID ZAKKI.I AM 25 YEARS OLD.I AM THE SON OF LATE BUSINESS MAN ALHAJI ZAKKI WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN OCTOBER 2005.
BEFORE HIS DEATH HE HAS SOME MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY THE SUM OF $ 30,000,000 UNITED STSTES DOLLERS. [THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLERS] .THOUGH HE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS MONEY BEFORE HIS DEATH, NOW THAT HE IS DEAD MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL HELP US TO CLIAM THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.AS AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU, ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS MONEY IS WITH ME.I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR HELP.ALL WE NEEDED YOU TO DO IS YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO HELP US GO TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE CONTACT INFORMATIONS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THE CONTACT PERSON FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY TO BOOK AN APOINTMENT ON HOW AND WHEN YOU WILL COME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.WE WILL FORWARD THE DEPOSIT CODE AND EVERY INFORMATIONS YOU WILL NEED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU AGREE TO DO THIS FOR US.YOU HAVE NOTHING TO!
WORRY ABOUT .THE CODE WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU IS WHAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.THIS IS THE ONLY THING MY LATE FATHER LEFT BEHIND FOR US.
PLEASE KINDLY LET ME KNOW YOUR MIND ABOUT THIS THROUGH THIS MY E MAIL CONTACT OR CONTACT MY MOTHETR THROUGH HER E MAIL ADDRESS
I WAIT FOR YOUR IMMIDIATE AND FAVOURABLE REPLY.
THANK YOU AND GOOD BLESS
DAVID ZAKKI.
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