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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: "IBRAHIM AKYOL" <ibrahimakyol@handbag.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:11:30 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE MAIL(ASSALAM ALAIKUM)
Dear Friend,
Assalam Alaikum, may Allah bless us in the name of Allah Almighty the merciful.
My name is Ibrahim akyol, I am a crude oil marketer in Baghdad, Iraq. During
the war led by the U.S and coalition forces, my home, investment and properties
were bombed down. I lost my wife and two children in the bomb blast and I
escaped death but sustained a very serious internal injury that leads me
to have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of
medical treatment, and right now I have only about a month 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 because of my closeness to Saddam
Hussein first son Uday Hussein and only focused on my business as 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. Now that Allah has called me,I want Allah to be merciful to me
and accept my soul, 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.
I need help from a reliable and honest person I can trust in the name of
Allah the merciful. Considering my present predicament and the political
situation in Iraq, I now seek your assistance to help me clear Thirty million
US-Dollars (US$30,000,000.00) that I have with a recognize bank in Europe
and I will want you to help me collect this deposited fund and dispatched
it to charity organizations as i will instruct you to do.
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 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.
I dont need any telephone communication in this regards because of my health,the
present situation in Iraq and some of my relatives around me. I dont want
them to know about this new development and with Allah the merciful,all things
are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of my doctor lawyer in Europe and i will also issue you a letter of authority
through my lawyer that will prove you as the next of kin to this fund base
on my instructions,i would have seek assistance form my lawyer doctor but
because of his religion he can not be able to transact any form of business.I
want you to always pray for me and I have set aside 20% for you for your
time and patience. Please send me your confidential telephone number and
email address with your full contact information for more private and confidential
communication and note that any delay in your reply will give me room in
searching for another person for this same purpose because you are the only
person i have contacted for now. Please assure me that you will act accordingly.
Enesallah,
Ibrahim akyol.
REPLY TO:ibrahimakyol@netscape.net
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