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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Fatim=20Hsn?= <fathussin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fh1234567@host-mail.com
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 08:40:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: A CRY OF A POOR WIDOW,IN DETENTION, AT IRAQ, LIFE HERE IS TERRIBLE, PLEASE HELP US
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: fathussin@yahoo.co.uk
FROM. MRS FATIMA HUSSIN,
COUNTRY OF IRAQ.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY,MAY ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU ON THIS HONOR TO WRITE YOU EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUPRISED ON THIS MAIL FROM A STRANGER, SORRY IF IT OFFENDS YOU, I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELPT ME IN THIS TIME OF ANXIETIES.
I AM A WIDOW AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND. ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN ARE UNDER HOUSE ARREST WHERE I CANNOT CONTACT THE OUTSIDE WORLD EXCEPT THROUGH EMAIL AS I HAVE A SMALL LAPTOP WHICH MY LATE HUSBAND LEFT FOR ME.
MY HUSBAND IS ONE OF SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER TO PAST IRAQ PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSIEN.BEFORE THE FALL AND ARREST OF SADDAM MY HUSBAND WAS KEEPING THREE METAL SEALED BOXES WHICH CONTAINS $7.5M EACH, THESE ARE FUNDS FROM OIL SALES WHICH SADDAM ENTHRUSTED TO MY HUSBAND.
NOW I CONTACT YOU TO HELP ME MANAGE MY CHILDREN FUTURE WHICH IS TIED ON THIS FUNDS BUT I HAVE REGRET AFTER LOSING ONE OF THE BOXES WITH 7.5MILLION TO ITALIAN SOLDIER WHO WAS VERY FRIENDLY TO ME AT OUR FIRST DETENTION CAMP AT TIKRIT, I NEVER KNEW HE HAD OTHER INTENTIONS.
WHEN HE WAS RETURNING TO ITALY AT EXPIRATION OF THEIR DUTIES OF WAR HE PROMISED HE WILL TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN WHEN HE ARRIVES ITALY ALSO HE SUPPOSE TO PLAN TO TAKE THE REMAINING 2 BOXES BUT TO MY SHOCK AND DISAPPOINTMENT UPTIL NOW HE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, NO CONTACT, NO INFORMATION AND SINCE I AM WITH NO FREEDOM I CANNOT LOOK FOR HIM, IT HAS BROKEN MY HEART SO MUCH.
HOWEVER I THANK ALMIGHTY FOR HIS DIRECTION THAT MAKE ME GIVE THIS MAN ONLY ONE BOX BUT THE LAST TWO [2] BOXES I DECIDE NOT TO GIVE A SOLDIER ANYMORE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE POWERS TO TAKE IT OVERSEAS SAFELY.I RECEIVE TOO MUCH TORTURE,NOW I DO NOT HEAR VOICE WELL WITH MY EARS.
BEAR WITH ME I HAVE THIS VERY KIND MAN WITH OVERSEAS NGO WHO VISIT OUR DETENTION CAMP AND GIVE US HOPE WITH WORDS IN DETENTION CAMP SO I TELL HIM TO HELP ME TAKE OUT THE REMAINING TWO BOXES TO OVERSEAS.
I NEVER REVEAL TO HIM THE TRUE CONTENT AS I TOLD THE ITALIAN SOLDIER SO HE DOES NOT KNOW IT IS MONEY INSIDE THE TWO BOXES,I ONLY SAY TO HIM IT IS CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS FROM MY LATE HUSBAND TO A FAMILY FRIEND OVERSEAS AND HE AGREE TO DO IT,NOW HE ALREADY TRAVEL WITH THE BOXES TO OVERSEAS LAST NIGHT AND HIS NAME IS JOSEPH CHAD CHISANGA CHANDALALA.
NOW, I BEG YOU TO STAND AS OUR FAMILY FRIEND TO COLLECT THE BOXES, INVEST THE FUNDS UNTIL WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM.PLEASE TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU WILL TAKE FOR YOUR COMPENSATE WHEN YOU COLLECT THE BOXES AND FUNDS AND THE REST YOU WILL INVEST FOR US AND USE GOOD AMOUNT TO GET A LAWYER TO COME HERE TO GET US FREEDOM.WHEN YOU COLLECT THE BOXES I GIVE YOU CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN IT.
NOW MY REQUEST TO START IS PLEASE SEND YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THAT I GIVE MR JOSEPH CHAD CHISANGA CHANDALALA TO CONTACT YOU AS HE ARRIVED OVERSEAS, ONLY THIS HE CAN DO FOR ME AND I WANT YOU TO DO THE REST BY COLLECT OF THE BOXES AND FUNDS AND USE FOR OUR FUTURE PLEASE.
YOURS SISTER,
FATIMA HUSSIN
- Fatim Hsn
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