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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: "Salami Rabiu" <salamrabiu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: salamrabiu@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:14:16 +0000
Subject: Charity
Dear Friend,
Greetings in the name of the Lord,As you read this, I don't want you to feel
sorry for me,because, I believe everyone will die someday.My name is
Mr.Salami Rabiu a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with
Esophageal cancer. It hasdefiled 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 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. I have willed
out 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 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 that 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
eighteen million dollars $18,000,000,00 that I have with a finance/Security
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch
it to charity organizations.I have set aside 10% for you and for your time.
God be with you.
Salami Rabiu.
you can forward your response to salamrabiu@katamail.com for my own
convenience
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