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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: linda adam <mrslindaadam9@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:19:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: waiting for reply
Private and Highly confidential
Greetings! I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please this letter
is a request from a family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs Linda adam a
widow of 52yrs old from london England. The first and the only wife of late Dr donell Adam
communicating to you from
london.
I got your email address from Business directory,
and I on behalf of my children decided to solicit for your assistance
to transfer the sum of £10m (Ten million pounds}
which my late husband deposited in a safe box
with private security company as precious items in london. Before the death of
my husband, he told me in case of my absence on earth you should solicit for
assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this money out of london for investment purpose. I deposited the box in your
Name and can claim it alone with deposited code, he then handed me over the
documents to the deposit. Take good care of our children Elivs and Charity. From
this word of my late husband you can understand that life and future of my
family
depends on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. I cannot
invest this funds in london, am seeking you assistance to transfer this fund out
of london for investment purpose.
For your assistance we are prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund while 5%
will be set aside for any expenses incurred during this transaction. the security company
Attorney
and I have concluded an arrangement with the directors of this security
company where the money is deposited to help us through diplomatic means to
convey the consignment to any of off-shore branches, where it will be more
easier
for you to receive it on our behalf and deposit it in your account while we come
up to meet you in your country for investment purpose which you will be a
partner
due to your indigenous advantage. I will be highly grateful to meet you in
person, for us to sign a working a agreement. Please endeavour to send your
phone
number and particulars when writing. Note that this transaction is hundred 100%
risk-free and the major thing I demand from you is to assure me the safety of
this money when it finally gets to you. For further information contact me with this email address.
. I shall be most grateful if you
maintain the confidentiality of this matter. Please confirm your interest
through
the above Email address
Best regards
Mrs Linda Adam..
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