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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: usmail19@handbag.com
Reply-To: usmanau@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 14:08:41 +0200
Subject: FROM MR. USMAN ALI
FROM MR. USMAN ALI
Dear Friend,
First of all I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Usman
Ail,a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with
Esophageal cancer.It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, 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 focused on
my businessas 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 God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that
God
has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets
to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close
friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, 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 myself 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
twenty seven million dollars $27,000,000,that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad.
I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations.I have set aside 20% for you for your time,
efforts
and expenses.Please send a reply through this email address
(usmanau@netscape.net ) with your full contact information for more
private and confidential communication.
God be with you.
Usman Ali.
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