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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: Mr.Ken Collins <collinsken494@gmail.com>
Reply-To: collins_ken55@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:30:29 +0400
Subject: URGENT RESPONSES REQUIRED
Attn Please,
This message is coming to you as a favor and if you accepts it, it will =
upgrade your life and position for good and if you reject it, you are =
creating an opportunity for some one else.
Sometime ago(in recent past) Mr. Warren Buffet, the second richest man in the =
world donated $31 billion (85% of his fortune) to charity and this was =
dispatched through different individuals and organizations to different =
charity organization and displaced individuals and governments of different =
countries all over the world.
Among this fund distribution is $32,000,000 USD (Thirty two million US =
dollars) meant for distribution to Middle East and Asia victims of the =
Pakistani Earthquake disaster of 2005, displaced women and children of the =
Iraq war and other victims of war and natural disaster in the Middle East and =
Asia. This fund was dispatched through the accredited agent but unfortunately =
the agent Mr. Jim Barret could not carry out this assignment due to his =
present pitiable condition. Mr. Jim is mentally imbalanced due to his wrong =
intake of hard drugs that has kept him the psychiatric hospital for long =
without remedy.
Having deposited this fund with us, we therefore seek your approval to carry =
out this fund distribution assignment in the Middle east /Asia to the =
beneficiaries of this magnanimity but with little deviation from the initial =
purpose. We will redirect this fund to you as the beneficiary and procure =
every needed document that will empower you receive the deposited fund as the =
chosen beneficiary and the fund will be released to you. But first you will =
have to accept the conditions attached.
1) You will distribute 50% of the total fund to the beneficiary of the =
initial purpose of the fund i.e. the victims of war and Natural disaster =
within middle east and Asia,
2) You will take 20% of the money for your assistance and involvement in this =
transaction of a life time
3) You will keep the remaining 30% for I and my colleagues who are aware of =
this funds and are partakers in the process and success of this transaction
We wish to inform you that we will give this transaction all legitimacy as =
required but also benefit from it. As at now, Mr. Warren Buffet is awaiting =
officer notification from our company indicating that his wish has been =
carried out knowing what has happened to Mr Jim Barret. As soon as the fund =
is released/dispatched to you, My office will endorse it and a notification =
will be made to him . that's all he needs. Then you can disburse as stated.
If this is accepted to you, Kindly get back to me immediately through email =
address collins_ken55@yahoo.com and send to me your direct contact phone =
number for further details, but if you do not accept this offer, please =
disregard it and do not disclose the confidentiality of this offer
I await your reply.,
Regards,
Ken Collins
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