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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: "Timothy Campbell" <tim_c02@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 04:57:47 -0600
Subject: TRUSTING YOU ...
Dear Friend,
It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe will
be a surprise, met on he net we are both complete strangers. As you read
this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe everyone will
die someday.
My name is Timothy Campbell, a former merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I
have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer which was discovered very late,
due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of
medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to
medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never
really cared for anyone not even myself but my business.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people
and only focus 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 I have a
second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way
from how I had lived it, now that it is dark for me, 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.
To correct my wrong past life, 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 in the
U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self
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. Hence, I do not
trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
fourty million dollars that I have with a Fiducially Company in Europe I
will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations and you must be sending me information's of how it was
disbursed either by email or otherwise .
I have set aside 10% for you for your time and patience.
Thanks.
Timothy Campbell
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