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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: "Ahmed Umar" <ahmed_umar3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedumar1@walla.com
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 04:29:54 +0000
Subject: In Good Faith
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 Ahmed Umar a merchant in
Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It
has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only
about a fewmonths 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 Iam very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and onlyfocused 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 justwanting 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
assets to my immediate and extended familymembers as well as
a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided
togive alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the
lastgood deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money tosome
charityorganizations 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 membersof 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
Fourteen Million, Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($14,200,000)
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 25% for you and for your time.
God be with you.
Ahmed Umar.
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