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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: "MRS. MARYIAM MOHAMMAD" <mary_mohammad003@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mary_mohammad@maktoob.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:54:02 +0400
Subject:
ASSALAMAILAKUM WAHABARAKATUM
I AM MARYIAM MOHAMMAD .I AM MARRIED TO LATE KAZEEM MOHAMMED OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER WITH BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
IN SINGAPORE AND CHINA FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD HE DIED
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS .BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLIMS AN D SINCE HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE
BEEN BATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS.
WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $10,000,000,00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WITH A FINANCE COMPANY IN OVERSEA,
RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM. THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROK
SICKNESS AND HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL
THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN.
I WANT THIS MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY TO FUND MOSQUES, ORPHANAGE ,WIDOWS AND ALSO
PROPAGATION OF THE WORD OF ALLAH AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLD S THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE HOLY QURAN. THE HOLY QURAN
EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH;S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGE ME TO TAKE THE BOLD STEP, I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON;T HAVE
ANYCHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NEW CHRISTAIN'S CONVERTS AND I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS
MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER,HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION .
I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL,I DON'T NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS
REGARD BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH , BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND;S RELATIVES AR OUND ME ALWAYS.I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT
THIS DEVELOPMENT, WITH ALLAH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON THIS EMAIL: I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION
OF THE FINANCE COMPANY AND THE COUNTRY IN OVERSEA WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED.
I WILL ALSO ISSURE A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO THE FINANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZING THEM THAT THE FUND HAVE BEEN WILLED TO YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH
AUTHORIZATION WILL BE FORWARDE TO YOU. I WANT YOU AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME, MY HAPPNESS IS THAT I LIVED
A TRUE DEVOTED MUSLIM WORTHY OF EMULATION, WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS. PLEASE ALWAYS BE
PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.
ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR A DEVOTED M USLIM FOR SAME PURPOSE. UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU,
MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS. MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU. LET ME HAVE YOUR RESPONSE ON
THIS URGENT MESSAGE. REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS: mary_mohammad@maktoob.com or mary_mohammad001@yahoo.com
REGARDS.
MRS MARIAM MOHAMAD
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