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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 V ESS" <david_vess_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:56:06 +0100
Subject: HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?. HOPE ALL IS WELL.MY NAME IS ( SGT 1ST CLASS ) DAVID V. ESS, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER,SERVING IN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY’S 3RD INFANTRYDIVISION. WITH AVERY DESPERATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE, I HAVE SUMMED UPCOURAGE TO CONTACT YOU.I FOUND YOUR CONTACT PARTICULARS IN AN ADDRESS JOURNAL. I AM SEEKING YOURKIND ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF ( $8 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ) EIGHTMILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO YOU IN UNITED STATES, AS FAR AS I CAN BEASSURED THAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICEHERE.SOURCE OF MONEY:SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WAS DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARMHOUSENEAR ONE OF SADDAM’S OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUEOPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF AND I THAT SOMEPART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED AMONG BOTH OF US BEFOREINFORMING ANYBODY ABOUTIT SINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE MONEY FIRST. THIS WAS QUITE AN ILLEGAL THING TODO, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT ? NO COMPENSATION CAN MAKE UP FOR THE RISK WE HAVETAKEN WITH OUR LIVES IN THIS HELL HOLE. OF WHICH MY BROTHER IN-LAW WASKILLED BY A ROAD SIDE BOMB LAST TIME.THE ABOVE FIGURE WAS GIVEN TO ME AS MY SHARE, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND OFMONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME, SO WITH THE HELP OF A BRITHISH CONTACTWORKING HERE, AND HIS OFFICE ENJOY SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THEPACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OFTROUBLE SPOT. HE DOES NOTKNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE, AND BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS TO ABRITHISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN AN RAID HERE IN IRAQ, ANDBEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO HIS FAMILY INUNITED STATES. I HAVE NOW FOUND A VERY SECURED WAY OF GETTING THE PACKAGEOUT OF IRAQ TO Your Country FOR YOU TO PICK UP, AND I WILL DISCUSS THISWITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME, AND I BELIEVETHAT MY MONEY WILL BE WELL SECURED IN YOUR HAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE FEAR OFGOD.I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU WILL TAKE FROM THIS MONEY FOR THEASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE TO ME. ONE PASSIONATE APPEAL I WILL MAKE TO YOU ISNOT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH ANYBODY, SHOULD YOU HAVE REASONS TO REJECTTHIS OFFER, PLEASE PLEASE AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OFTHIS INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR US SOLDIER’S HERE IN IRAQ. I DO NOTKNOW HOW LONG WE WILL REMAIN HERE, AND I HAVE BEEN SHOT,WOUNDED ANDSURVIVED TWO SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD, THIS ANDOTHER REASONS I WILL MENTION LATER HAS PROMPTED ME TO REACH OUT FOR HELP, IHONESTLY WANT THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASSOON AS POSSIBLE WITH MY PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS (davidess_2005@yahoo.com) WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF COMMUNICATION:GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.FIND OUR ATTARCH PHOTODAVID V. ESS.N.B PLS REPLY TO THIS EMAIL-(davidess_2005@yahoo.com)
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