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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: "Mike Merah" <mike_merah@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:06:18 +0000
Subject: Urgent Response!
Dear Good friend,
My Greetings to you and your family! This mail might come to you as a
surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your
mind; but please consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense
of humility. My name is Mr. Mike Merah. I am a 64 years old man; I am Cuban
currently residing in Dubai (United Arab Emirate). I was formerly living in
Cuba and served under Castro’s government but had to run into self exile
after the ruling Government of Fidel Castro closed in on my family on
accusations of anti-government statements, I was once married with two
children but my family could not escape before the deadly hands of Castro’s
goons fell on them. l did made a lot of money serving Castro and on getting
to UAE, I have been a merchant here in Dubai dealing in Ornamentals,
Oriental Carpets and Artifacts and life was very smooth for me until about
three(3) years ago when I was first diagnosed of Cancer of the Larynx.
Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I
lived for, I never really cared about other values in life. But since the
loss of my family and hometown, I have found a new desire to assist helpless
families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have
once donated some money to orphans in war ravaged Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan
and some East European Countries. Before I became ill, I kept US$10M (Ten
Million United States Dollars only) in a long-term deposit in a Security
Company in Europe and I didn’t state any next of kin when the money was
deposited and if I died without stating any the money will automatically go
into the coffers of the security company and I don’t want this to happen. I
have left the hospital and presently receiving treatment in an acupuncture
clinic, I have been undergoing treatment for Esophageal Cancer at the
hospital. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me
that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money
distributed to charity organizations.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my
illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility
to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the
deposit and distribute it amongst charity organizations. Use your judgment
to distribute the money and feel free to reimburse yourself when you have
the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and
distributing the money to charity organizations. And I am willing to offer
you a reward If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as you can on
my alternate email address: mikemerah_mr@uk2.net Looking forward to hearing
from you soonest.
Best regards,
Mike Merah
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