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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: "jand mantel" <jndjos101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:58:21 +0100
Subject: I HAVE CANCER AND WILL DIE SOON,PLS HELP ME TO DO THIS LAST WISH BEFORE I DIE.

PLS SEND YOUR REPLY TO: saeedahmed_uae@yahoo.co.uk


DEAR BROTHER/SISTER,

AS YOU READ THIS MAIL I DONT WANT YOU TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME BECAUSE I
DESEARVE TO DIE TO PAY FOR MY WICKEDNESS AND EVIL DOINGS AND I BELIEVE THAT
ALL OF US MUST DIE.

MY NAME IS "SAEED AHMED"I AM A VERY RICH AND WEALTHY OIL BUSINESS MAN FROM
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,UAE AND RIGHT NOW AS I WRITE YOU,I HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WHICH THE DOCTORS SAY I WILL DIE VERY SOON
BECAUSE THE ILLNESS HAS EATEN DEEP INTO MY BODY SYSTEM WHICH THE DOCTORS SAY
I HAVE VERY FEW MONTHS TO LIVE AND THIS CANCER HAS REFUSED ALL FORMS OF
MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM TOP DOCTORS AND MEDICAL EXPERTS.

I THINK GOD IS PUNISHING ME BECAUSE I WAS VERY WICKED AND ARROGANT.I DID ALL
SORTS OF BAD THINGS BECAUSE I WAS VERY RICH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN WHO
DIDNT CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE PARTICULARLY MY FAMILY MEMBERS.I WAS CARRYING
LOTS OF WOMEN,COMMITTING ADULTERY,FUNICATIONS,DRINKING.I WAS ALSO VERY
HOSTILE TO MY MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.THIS SICKNESS HAS MADE ME
REALISE THAT MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING ON EARTH AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN GOD
GIVES ME THE SECOND CHANCE,I WILL LIVE A GOOD LIFE.

I AM REGRETING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE GREAT PAINS WHICH I AM PRESENTLY
GOING THROUGH AND THIS HAVE MADE ME TO REPENT AND TURN ARROUND FROM MY EVIL
DOINGS SO I DECIDED TO GIVE OUT MY PROPERTIES,ASSETS AND CASH MONEY TO MY
IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALSO SOME CLOSE FRIENDS WHICH DID
NOT SATISFY THEM.I WANT GOD TO HAVE MERCY ON ME AND ACCEPT MY SOUL IF I
FINALLY DIE SO I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE SOME MONEY TO CHARITY ORGANISATIONS IN
UAE THROUGH MY FAMIL MEMBERS BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO GIVE THE MONEY TO THE
CHARITY ORGANISATIONS AND POOR PEOPLE BY TAKING EVERYTHING.

I ALSO ASKED MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSE ONE OF MY ACCOUNTS AND DISTRIBUTE
THE MONEY TO CHARITY ORGANISATIONS IN PAKISTAN,AND THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED
COUNTRYS BUT THEY KEPT THE MONEY TO THEMSELVES SO AT THIS MOMENT I DO NOT
TRUST THEM ANYMORE.THE LAST OF MY MONEY WHICH NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT EXCEPT YOU
THAT I AM SEEKING YOUR HELP AND ME IS A CASH DEPOSIT OF $28.6M DOLLARS
("TWENTY EIGHT MILLLION,SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) WHICH DEPOSITED IN
A FINANCE/SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON UK.

THIS $28.6M DOLLARS IS PARKED IN A MOST CODED WAY IN 2 BIG BOXES AND WAS
SHIPPED TO THE SECURUTY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING AND AS I TALK TO YOU,THE
SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE 2 BOXES CONTAIN CASH MONEY.I TOLD
THEM THAT THE BOXES CONTAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME TO
COLLECT THIS 2 BOXES OF MY $28.6M DOLLARS AND DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY TO
CHARITY ORGANISATIONS,POOR PEOPLE AND TSUNAMI AFFECTED COUNTRYS.I WANT YOU
TO TAKE 10% OF THE $28.6M DOLLARS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.I WANT YOU TO DO
THIS FOR ME BECAUSE THIS IS ONE WAY I HAVE CHOOSEN TO RECONCILE MY
DIFFERENCES WITH GOD SO THAT HE WILL FORGIVE ME AND THEN SAVE MY SOUL FROM
PERISHING.

I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON SO THAT YOU
CAN CONTACT THEM AND CLAIM THE BOXES WHEN I GET YOUR REPLY THAT YOU ARE
READY TO HELP ME.MAY GOD BLESS YOU AS HELP ME WITH THIS GREAT TASK AHEAD OF
ME BEFORE I DIE.I AWAIT YOUR FAST REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
saeedahmed_uae@yahoo.co.uk

I WILL GO BACK TO BED NOW TO CONTINUE TO BEAR THE PAINS I
AM GOING THROUGH AT THE MOMENT AND WAITING FOR YOUR KIND REPLY.

SAEED AHMED.

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