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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: "robert chavez" <robertchavez463@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rchavez100@inMail24.com
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:27:19 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend
Greetings to you and your family in the name of God.I am personally
contacting you in my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having
gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided
to seek your help in carrying out my last wish .My name is Robert Chavez, 48
yrs old and an American national who lived in Iraq. Until recently I had
investments in oil and construction in
Baghdad. Since the war started in this country my life has been thrown into
severe mystery. I lost my wife and two children to bombs dropped in the
city.
Today, I’m in a hospital in Demark with very fatal injuries.My
doctors have indicated that my chances of survival are very slim. I have
therefore decided that part of my fortunes should be distributed to charity
works to help victims of the war in sudan, iraq and other war zones and the
rest part held in trust by you and use in future for charity purpose.
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, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families and victims
of humanitarian crisis.
Shortly after the first gulf war I deposited the sum of USD$2.6 million
dollars with a financial company in Europe,given the complete ruin and
disorder in the country I have no knowledge of any relative who would be
available to help me carry out this last wish. Please I want you to help me
collect the deposit from the company in Europe and
distribute it accordingly. I want you to use your discretion and judgement
to re-emburse yourself at the end of the day for all expenses you will
incure during the collection and distribution of funds. If you are willing
to help, please reply as soon as you can so we can look at your reward and
the things you need to do to collect the money.
Lastly, A list of this orgainization you intend to distribute this funds to
will be highly appreciated.Upon your reply I shall send you the certifiate
of deposit and ownership
certificate that was issued at the time I deposited the Funds with them. I
will also be sending to you my international passport upon your reply.
May the good God bless you and your family.
Endeavour to reply through my secured email
address;robtchav101@yahoo.com
Thanks/ Regards.
Robert Chavez
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