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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: "Albany Code" <albany.code18@klikni.cz>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 07:49:55 -0700
Subject: Reply
Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met.
After searching through your country's Chamber of Commerce and industry
here in London I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that I have
no intentions of causing you any pain as you read this.
I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will
die someday. My name is Albany Code Jr., a merchant here in London,
presently taking medical treatment. now, I have been diagnosed with
Prostate and Esophageala cancer that was discovered very late due to my
uncaring attitude for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and
right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts. To be frank with you, I have not particularly lived my life so
well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business
and money. Though I am wealthy, I was never generous, I was always hostile
to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I
cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to
life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I
believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my
time is almost up, I have willed and given most of my properties and
assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few
close friends. I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I
want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations here in UK,
United Arab Emirates and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so
badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my
family to close one of my accounts and donate the money which I have there
to some charity organizations in Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money
to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
content with what I have left for them.
The last of my money is the huge cash deposit ($16m) that I have with a
security firm. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatched it to charity organizations and let them know that it is I,
Albany Code Jr; that is making this generous donation. I am writing this
from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my time to
come.
You can reply me through my private email address: albanecode@gmail.com
As soon as I receive your sincere response, I will hence give you all the
necessary details of how this can be done. I pray that you will support
and assist me with good heart so that I can be able to achieve my goal. If
you accept to help me do this, I promise you a reward of 30% of the
($16m).
Thank you for understanding.
Mr. Albany Code Jr.
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