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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: "Sekandji Central Mosque," <sekancentrmosque@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Wricentralmosque@k.ro
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:36:15 -0800
Subject: We beg you to assist us.
Sekandji Central Mosque,
Wricentralmosque@k.ro
Benin Republic
Plea to save Fatima's life
Dear Sir,
We the entire Members of Sekandji Central Mosque here in Benin seek your concern and care for a dying member whom among women was so strong and healthy until she was struck down with illness. (A fatal fire accident)
Fatima lost her parents six months ago, she is the eldest in the family she and her younger sister is the only survivor before her recent illness.
Presently this dear sister is in Hospital bed receiving partially treatment until we will be able to raise the sum of $5000 USD for the surgical operation of Miss Fatima Jihad.
Please sir, as a brother and as you and l know that Allah is great and a merciful one, we should not forsake one another, we plea on her behalf and all the members of Sekandji Central Mosque that whatever you have, in the name of Allah, please give. Allah will reward you richly and abundantly.
We presently have in Miss Fatima's purse the total sum of $200 since last two weeks when the sad news of Miss Fatima Jihad first reaches all the Western part of the country. So please, we beg for your concern and kind support in other to save Miss Fatima's life. With this, Allah the most merciful will reward you richly.
Yours sincerely.
NB:
This letter is to all Muslims who believe in the Holy Quran, who also know the needs of supporting Muslims members.
You may be surprise how we got your email address, it is one of our brother that gave us your email to contact you, so please, endeavor to show concern in Fatima's life.
More so, Miss Fatima Jihad father's account, where $2.5million USD is in suspense account now and she promise to remit any amount spent on her after she is able and also promised to favor you most when she is well, in that she left option for you to willfully donate anything for her surgery
Thanks for your concern and favorable co-operation.
The entire members of Sekandji Central Mosque,
Benin Republic.
Fatima's Jihad private e-mail box is ftjihad@yahoo.com the younger sister will attend to you when you mail her.
Thanks
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