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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: edwardjoe_103@sify.com
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:01:54 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend in Christ,
Dear Friend in Christ,
I am in need of your assistance, I want to make a donation to the poor and
needy through you.My name is Joe Edward,A USA citizen, I live in Abu Dubai,
right now i am in the hospital, I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophageal cancer.I have since lost my ability to talk and my Doctors have
told me that I have onlya few months to live.Before I became ill, I kept USd$
7.5 Million in a long-term deposit account in a finance company in Europe.
Now that it is clear that i will not survive this sickness, I have decided that
i must give my wealth to the poor and needy just for assistance.
Mostly if you can donate to motherless, widows and hurricane victims I will
highly appreciate.
Kindly reply me through my email.(edwardjoe_103@sify.com)
Yours sincerely,
Joe Edward
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