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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: "mama mana" <mama_400@msn.com>
Reply-To: fatima_hussien@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:44:44 +0000
Subject: A CRY OF A POOR WIDOW, IN DETENTION, IN IRAQ, SUFFERING HUMILATIONS AND HOPLESSN
FROM. MRS FATIMA HUSSIN,
COUNTRY OF IRAQ.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY,MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ON THIS HONOR TO WRITE YOU EVEN THOUGH
I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUPRISED ON THIS MAIL FROM A STRANGER, SORRY IF IT
OFFENDS YOU, I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT WILL
ASSIST ME IN THIS TIME OF ANXIETIES.
I AM A WIDOW AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND UPON ARREST, ME AND MY TWO
CHILDREN ARE UNDER HOUSE ARREST WHERE I CANNOT COMMUNICATE OUTSIDE THE WORLD
EXCEPT THROUGH EMAIL AS I HAVE A SMALL LAPTOP.
MY HUSBAND IS ONE OF SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER TO PAST IRAQ PRESIDENT SADDAM
HUSSIEN.BEFORE THE FALL AND ARREST OF SADDAM MY HUSBAND WAS KEEPING THREE
METAL SEALED BOXES WHICH CONTAINS $7.5M EACH, THESE ARE FUND FROM OIL SALES
WHICH SADDAM ENTHRUSTED TO MY HUSBAND.
NOW I CONTACT YOU TO HELP ME MANAGE MY CHILDREN FUTURE WHICH IS TIED ON THIS
FUNDS BUT I HAVE REGRET AFTER LOSING ONE OF THE BOXES WITH 7.5MILLION TO
ITALIAN SOLDIER WHO WAS VERY FRIENDLY TO ME AT OUR FIRST DETENTION CAMP, I
NEVER KNEW HE HAD OTHER INTENTIONS.
WHEN HE WAS RETURNING TO ITALY AT EXPIRATION OF THEIR DUTIES UPON WAR HE
PROMISED HE WILL TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN WHEN HE ARRIVES ITALY ALSO HE
SUPPOSE TO PLAN TO TAKE THE REMAINING 2 BOXES BUT TO MY SHOCK AND
DISAPPOINTMENT UPTIL NOW HE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, NO CONTACT, NO
INFORMATION AND SINCE I AM WITH NO FREEDOM I CANNOT LOOK FOR HIM, IT HAS
BROKEN MY HEART SO MUCH.
HOWEVER I THANK GOD ALMIGHTY FOR HIS DIRECTIONS THAT MAKE ME GIVE HIM ONLY
ONE BOX AND THIS LAST TWO [2] BOXES I RESOLVED NOT TO GIVE A SOLDIER ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE POWERS TO MOVE IT OVERSEAS SAFELY.
AS I WRITE YOU TODAY I HAVE THIS VERY KIND MAN OF GOD WITH WORLD AID COUNCIL
WHO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN DETENTION CAMP SO I TELL HIM MY WHOLE STORY ABOUT
THE 2 BOXES FROM MY LATE HUSBAND FRIEND[FAMILY FRIEND]OUTSIDE IRAQ AND HE
AGREES IN HELPING ME TO CARRY THE LAST [2] BOXES TO EUROPE BUT HE DOES NOT
KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE TWO BOXES BECAUSE I DID NOT REVEAL TO HIM THE TRUE
CONTENT AS I TELL THE SOLDIER, I TOLD HIM THE BOXES IS DIPLOMAT
CONSIGNMENT,HIS NAME IS JOSEPH CHAN CHISANGA CHANDALALA.
YOU WILL TAKE 40% FOR YOURSELF AND 60% FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.
THE FUND IS UNITED STATES DOLLARS SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,I BEG
YOU TO STAND AS OUR FAMILY FRIEND TO COLLECT THE BOXES, INVEST THE FUNDS
UNTIL WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM.
WHEN YOU COLLECT THE BOXES I GIVE YOU CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN IT.. PLEASE SEND
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS SO THAT MR JOSEPH CHAN CHISANGA
CHANDALALA CAN CONTACT YOU WHEN HE ARRIVE OVERSEAS, ONLY THIS HE CAN DO FOR
ME AND I WANT YOU TO DO THE REST PLEASE.
YOURS SISTER,
FATIMA HUSSIN
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