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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "mohammed hakim" <hakim_2004_10@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:21:49 +0200
Subject: FROM:MOHAMMED HAKIM
FROM:MOHAMMED HAKIM
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-83-92-66-124
E-MAIL:hakim_269@hotmail.com
ATTN: THE DIRECTOR / C.E.O
URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
GREETINGS FROM ME TO YOU.I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW ME PERSONALLY.
BUT PLEASE CAN YOU BE OF ASSITANCES TO ME?
MY ATTORNEY ADVICED ME TO WRITE AND SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ME.MY NAME IS
MR.MOHAMMED HAKIM.I AM FROM ZIMBABWE, MY FATHER WAS KILLED DURING THE RECENT
LAND DISPUTES BY THE AGENTS OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE.
MY FATHER WAS AMONG THE FARMERS THAT WERE KILLED, BUT BEFORE HE WAS KILLED,
HE WENT TO JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA AND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $15.5 MILLION
DOLLARS(FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A
SECURITY COMPANY. NOW I AM IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY FAMILY.
PLEASE I WILL STOP HERE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR TOO MANY STORIES, I PROMISE
YOU IF YOU CAN HELP ME TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I WILL BE
GREATFULL.YOUR PERCENTAGE WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR YOU
WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
GOD BLESS.
YOURS FAITH FULLY,
MOHAMMED HAKIM E-MAIL:(hakim_269@hotmail.com)
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