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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: lorita manuel <lorita_manuel@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: lorita2manuel@hotmail.fr
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:38:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM MRS LORITA MANUEL
HELLO DEAR,
I HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO BRING INTO ACTUALITY MY WISHES.
MY NAME IS MRS LORITA MANUEL,CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA, PRESENTLY I AM SUFFERING FROM STROKE AND CANCEROUS AILMENT. I WAS MARRIED TO ALHAJI EDMOND MANUEL WHO IS NOW LATE. MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH MOBIL OIL COMPANY FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2006.
HE DEPOSITED SOME BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH A STORAGE FIRM IN EUROPE. WHY I AM GIVING YOU THIS TASK IS THAT RECENTLY,MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE LIMITED DAYS TO LIVE DUE TO THE STROKE AND CANCEROUS AILMENT I AM SUFFERING FROM.
I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO SUCCOR AND WANT YOU TO USE THIS DONATION TO FUND THE UPKEEP OF WIDOWS AND CHARITIES. I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILD AND I DO NOT WANT IT TO BE USED IN AN UNGODLY WAY OR TERRORISM.
PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS YOURS,
MRS LORITA MANUEL.
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