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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: "PATRICK GAABE" <patrick_gaabe01@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: patrick_gaab1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:08:14 +0700
Subject: REPLY ME SOON.
FROM : MR. PATRICK GAABE
BANGKOK,THAILAND.
TEL: 6670158727
DATE: 17-08-2005
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT.
SIR,
I AM PATRICK GAABE,AGED 27 YEARS OLD. A CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. MY FATHER WAS THE CHIARMAN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD MINE
CORPORATION FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL NOVERBER 3RD 2004 WHEN HE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, HE CALED ME ASIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE EXECUTED A SECRET GOLD DEALS WORTH USD 9. MILLION DOLLARS WHILE HE WAS STILL AT THE GOLD MINE CORPORATION. HE FURTHER SAID THAT THE CASH SAVE CONTAINING THE MONEY HAS BEING DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN BANGKOK THAILAND,THAT ALL THE FAMILY WILL BE MOVING TO THAILAND
BY DECEMBER AS TO ENABLE HIM RELEASE THE MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR INVESTMENTS.
ON THE DECEMBER 24TH 2004 MY FATHER TOOK ME, MY MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS TO BANGKOK,THAILAND AS HE ALREADY PLANNED. AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED TO BANGKOK, HE SAID THAT WE SHALL BE GOING TO PHUCKET CITY FOR SIGHT SEEING,LUCKILY FOR ME I TOLD HIM THAT I WILL STAY BACK IN BAGKOK SINCE I DO NOT FEEL LIKE GOING FOR SIGHT SEEING. HE AGREED WITH ME AND MOVED FOR PHUCKET WITH MY MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS WHILE I STAID BACK IN OUR HOTEL ROOM IN BANGKOK. I NEVER KNEW THAT I WILL NEVER SEE MY FAMILY ANY MORE. MY FATHER INCLUDING MY MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS WAS CONSUMED BY THE TSUNAMI TRAGEDY. LIFE WAS MEANINGLESS TO ME WHEN I HAD THE SAD NEWS. MY FAMILY VANISHED SINCE THAT DAY TILL NOW ,THEY ARE NO WHERE TO BE FOUND.
SIR, ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME IS TO COME TO BANGKOK AND ASSIST ME
CLEAR THE SAVE BOX CONTAINING THE USD 9.MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THEN MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THAILAND TO YOUR CONTRY FOR A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. DUE TO MY AGE, ALOT OF QUESTIONS WILL ARRISE IF I AM BEING SEEN WITH SUCH A HUGH SUM OF MONEY,THAT IS WHY I
NEED YOU TO ACT AS MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER AS TO USE YOUR PARTICULARS TO OPEN A NON RESIDENT BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY OF THE LOCAL BANKS HERE WHERE WE SHALL PAY IN THE MONEY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 5% WILL BE USED TO REPAY BACK ANY EXPENSES INCURED EITHER BY YOU OR ME DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS BUSINESS.WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL ALSO BE UNDER YOUR KIND CONTROL.
BEFORE MY FATHER'S DEATH,HE WARNED ME TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS TOP SECRET. SO PLEASE DO MAINTAIN THE SECRETCY OF THIS BUSINESS.
YOU CAN CALL ME ON: 6670158727 OR EMAIL ME AT, patrick_gaab1@yahoo.co.in FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
THANKS.
PATRICK GAABE.
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