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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: "eric khumalo" <erickhumalo4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:38:43 +0200
Subject: With best regards from Mr. A. L. Watkins
Dear friend in Christ,
As you read this, I do not want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe
everyone will die someday.
My name is Andrew Watkins a Contractor and oil merchant in SOUTH AFRICA, I
have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and have been in the hospital for
a very long time now. My sickness has defied all forms of medical treatment,
and right now I have only about few weeks to live, according to the medical
experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared about
anyone “not even myself” but my businesses and wealth. Although I am very
rich, but was never generous to people, I was always hostile and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared so much for. Now I
regret all this, as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting
to 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 till date. Now that
God is calling me, I have willed and shared most of my properties and assets
to my immediate and extended family members, including few close friends
including my lawyer.
On the 23rd of December 2004 my family members including my mother traveled
to Banda Aceh province of Indonesia for a special visit and to spend the
Christmas celebration with my elder and only brother, but it all turned out
to a total tragedy, after the deadly Tsunami struck and wiped my entire
family away. This sad story was revealed to me after I called Indonesia to
wish my family a happy new year.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so 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 before Gods call. So far, I have distributed money
to some charity organizations in the U.K, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my
health has been deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute
the money, which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves before this tragedy.
Hence, I do not intend to waste further time in realizing my last wish for
charitable organizations in your country.
The last of my money that no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of eight
million dollars United States dollars ($8.000.000) that I have with a
finance Company in Europe. I want you to help me claim this deposit
physically on my behalf and distribute the funds to charity organizations in
your country as proposed to you.
I would like you to keep 20% of the funds for your time and share the rest
to charity organizations in your country. Please reply this email as soon as
possible even if you are not in the position or capable to handle this
transaction on my behalf. While I look forward to your early reply, my
sincere regards and Love to you and your family.
God be with you,
Andrew Watkins.
P.s contact me directly at my private e-mail address:
erickhumalo4@hotmail.com
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