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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: "larry more" <larry-more@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:38:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.
Dear friend
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains.
As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Larry Moore, a merchant in Dubai, in
the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with prostate and oesophageal cancer that
was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has
defied all forms of medicine 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 focus 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 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 I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of my properties
and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few
close friends.
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, London and Ireland. Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once
asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and donate the money,
which I have there to charity organizations in Bulgaria, they refused and
kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they
seem not to be contented with what I have left for them. The last of my
money which is the huge cash deposit that I have with a security firm abroad
.I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations.
I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait
for my time to come.
Larry Moore.
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