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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: "LUKE G FISHER" <lukefisherfoundation@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:44:55 +0000
Subject: Seriously ill,
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW YOU ARE A GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO IS WILLING TO HELP THE POOR AND
NEEDY; I NEED YOU TO ESTABLISH A CHARITY FOUNDATION FOR THE POOR AND THE
LESS PRIVILLEDGE.
FIRSTLY LET ME INTRODUCE MY MYSELF.
I AM ENGINEER LUKE G FISHER, FROM HOLLAND,I USE TO WORK WITH NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION(NNPC). BEFORE MY CURRENT ILLNESS, I WAS
DIAGNOSING OF LUKEMMIA (CANCER OF BLOOD 0. UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES,
I HAVE NO CLOSE RELATIVE IN NIGERIA , MY WIFE TOOK MY ONLY SON AND LEFT ME
TWO YEARS AGO TO UNITED KINGDOM , SINCE THEN I HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH THEM
AND MY ONLY SURVIVING SISTER DIED THIS YEAR AMONG THE VICTIM OF THE TSUNAMI
WATER DISASTER, I MAY NOT SURVIVE FROM THIS SICKNESS AS ALL MEDICATIONS HAVE
FAILED I AM ONLY ALIVE TODAY THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD AND BY CONTINOUS BLOOD
TRANSMISSION. I AM A RELIGIOUS MAN, WHO BELIEVE STRONGLY ON THE WORD OF
GOD,I WAS WATCHING THE TELEVISION ONE MORNING, ONE PREACHER OF THE
GOSPEL,PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ME AND I GAVE MY LIFE TO GOD , IN ORDER TO
FULFIL THE WISHES OF GOD , I HAVE DECIDE THAT I WILL ASIST THE NEEDY AND THE
LESS PRIVILLEDGE PEOPLE IN THE WORD BY SETTING UP A CHARITY FOUNDATION IN MY
NAME.
BEFORE MY CURRENT ILLNESS I DESPOSITED SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE TUNE OF
US$28,248,000(TWENTY EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FOURTY EIGHT THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WITH A FINANCE INSTITUTE IN THE COUNTRY
HERE(NIGERIA).WHY I CONTACTED YOU THROUGH E-MAIL IS TO REPATRATE THE FUND
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE USE OF THE CHARITY FOUNDATION IN YOUR LOCATION, AS
THE MONEY WILL BE OF NO USE TO ME AFTER MY DEPARTURE FROM THE EARTH ,I AM
CRITICALLY ILL AND CANNOT STAND UP FROM SICK BED, I HAVE NO ANY OTHER MEANS
OF COMMUNITING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD EXCEPT BY THE HELP OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK INTERNET BESIDE MY SICK BED.
I WILL ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS I WILL WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR THE DOCTOR
AND NURSE THAT ARE CARING FOR ME AND YOU PROMISE ME THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD, BECAUSE WHAT I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR TRUST AND
HONESTY ,TO HELP CARRY OUT THIS CHARITY FOUNDATION YOU WILL HAVE THE SHARE
OF 24% OF THE FUND AND THEN USE THE REST FOR THE CHARITY FOUNDATIO AT YOUR
LOCATION, AS SOON AS YOU MAKE YOUR INTEREST KNOW TO ME, I WILL SEND YOU ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSITEDE FUNDS AT FINANCE INSTITUTE FOR
CLAIMS TO SETUP THE CHARITY FOUNDATION.
IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE.
THE STATED ABOVE. IT MUST BE USE TO BENEFIT MANKIND. ONCE AGAIN DO REMEMBER
ME IN PRAYER, BECAUSE ONLY PRAYERS CAN CHANGE MY PRESENT HEALTH CONDITION.
YOU CAN E-MAIL ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: lukegeorgefisher@walla.com
I EXPECT YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE SOONEST.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
ENGR, LUKE G FISHER.
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