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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: "Razim Haruna" <info@oilnetwork.net>
Reply-To: info_onlineplanet@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:34:51 +0000
Subject: DONATION FOR CHARITY ORG.
ATTN; MY PRIVATE EMAIL; universaltrustbound@yahoo.co.jp
Dear Friend,
Top of the day to you.
Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you
my name is Razim Haruna. i am 61 years old man. i am from DOHA QATAR (
UNITED ARAB EMIRATE ). Also president/founder of Oil and Gas Ltd.
we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw
materials export into the Canada/America and
Europe. i owned two business in Dubai. I WAS MARRIED WITH OUT CHILDREN. MY
WIFE AND MY PERANTS AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTER DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SIX
YEARS AGO WHEN WE ARE COMING BACK FROM WEDDING CEREMONY. EVER SINCE MY
OBLIGATION TO HELP THE POOR HAS BEEN STRONG AND VERY EFFECTIVE, I HAVE BEEN
HELPING THE ORPHANS IN THE ORPHANAGE / MOTHERLESS HOMES. I HAVE DONATED SOME
MONEY TO THE ORPHANS IN SIERRA-LEONE, SUDAN, SRI LANKA, CAMEROON, BRAZIL,
LIBERIA, BANGALADESH AND INDIA. BEFORE I BECAME ILL,
I will want to solicit for your assistance to help
collect a cheque that is due for payment to me for
services and supplies i rendered. ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HAVE SOME MONEY,
SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH ASSURANCE FINANCE
SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. THE MONEY IS PRESENTLY WITH THE FINANCE COMPANY
IN EUROPE. PRESENTLY, I AM IN A HOSPITAL. MY DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I HAVE
CANCER OF THE LUNGS THAT I
HAVE FEW MONTHS TO LIVE. I AM STILL LIVING BY THE GRACE OF GOD. PLEASE, I
BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TO HELP ME COLLECT THIS FUNDS FROM THE BANK IN
EUROPE. AFTER COLLECTING THE MONEY FROM THE BANK IN EUROPE, YOU WILL NOW
HELP ME TAKE THIS MONEY (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) AND
THE CHEQUE TO ANY ORPHANAGE HOME CLOSE TO YOU. I AM OFFERING YOU 30% OF THE
TOTAL SUM OF SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 10% IS FOR ANY
EXPENSES INCURED BY YOU IF THERE WILL BE ANY, AND THE REMAINING 60% SHOULD
BE COMPLETELY DONATED TO THE ORPHANAGE HOME OF YOUR CHOICE.
Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you
to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable
me give you further details. Please, you have to
be an honest and trusted person, as more payments
wil be made through you in the course of this
transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to 10%
of every payment that you are able to recieve for us on any cheque you
collected from
our customers. MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I AWAIT YOUR
URGENT RESPONSE. FOR YOU WILL NEVEREVER LIVE TO REGREAT CARRYING OUT THE
RESPONSEBILITY. BE REST ASSURED, IS A PROMISE.
Also you can write me through this email; universaltrustbound@yahoo.co.jp
with the below informations filled out.
NAME..................................
MAILING ADDRESS.......................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME.........................
OCCUPATION..........................
We look forward in working with you.
With kind regards,
Mr Razim Haruna
(CEO)
Oil and Gas Ltd
President/Founder
www.oil.com
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