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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: "TOM GRAHAM" <thgraham12@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: thgraham10@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 15:50:05 -0700
Subject: TSUNAMI DONATION
Dear
My name is Thomas Graham a merchant in Philippines, 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, but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous and was always hostile to people. Only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for, but now I regret all the wrongs I have done against other people (Especially the poor). Hence, I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
As a result of my present health condition, 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, Indian and Pakistan. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.
Unfortunately, when I mandated members of my family to close one of my bank accounts in Switzerland 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. Now I want to reprofile my Eropean portfolio which amount to the total sum of US$9.84Million in your name so that you can help me distribute the money to charity organisations and people of the tsunami disaster. I deposited this money with a finance/Security Company also based in London (UK). I want you to me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and retain twenty percent (10%) of the funds for your efforts.
Please carefully consider this offer/request and reply me via my secure email: thgraham12@yahoo.co.uk to enable me issue instructions to thefinance/security firm to release the funds to you.
Regards,
Thomas Graham
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