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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Fatim=20Hsn?= <fathussin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fh1234567@host-mail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:41:37 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: A CRY OF A POOR WIDOW, IN DETENTION, IN IRAQ, TOO MUCH
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: fathussin@yahoo.co.uk
FROM. MRS FATIMA HUSSIN,
COUNTRY OF IRAQ.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY,MAY ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU ON THIS HONOR TO WRITE
YOUEVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUPRISED ON THIS MAIL FROM ASTRANGER,
SORRY IF IT OFFENDS YOU, I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROMLOOKING 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 MYTWO
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 FOR HIS DIRECTION THAT MAKE ME GIVE THIS MAN ONLY ONE
BOX AND THIS LAST TWO [2] BOXES I DECIDE NOT TO GIVE A SOLDIER ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE POWERS TO TAKE IT OVERSEAS SAFELY.I RECEIVE TOO
MUCH TORTURE AND I DO NOT HEAR VOICE WELL WITH MY EARS NOW.
AS I WRITE YOU TODAY I HAVE THIS VERY KIND MAN 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 CHAD 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
CHAD 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
- Fatim Hsn
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