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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: "Jose Martinez" <jose_martinez141@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:44:27 +0000
Subject: Donations.
Dear friend,
Compliments of the day 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 as fate and accept it with a deep sense of
humility.
I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and trust-worthy
person to whom I can entrust my last wish. My name is Jose A. Martinez; I am
a 64 years old man, I am Cuban currently residing in Dubai. 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 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 $ 8.5
Million (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a
long-term deposit in a bank 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 am contemplating leaving the hospital to seek alternative
oriental medic-care in an acupuncture clinic, I have been undergoing
treatment for Esophageal Cancer at the hospital and I am still here without
any improvement.
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 if you
can to help me collect the deposit and distribute it amongst charity
organizations and most especially in aid of the victims of the recent
disastrous Asian Tsunami. 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.
Please do not bother to respond to this message if you are not in a position
to take up this responsibility and to ensure that my last wishes are carried
out sincerely to the betterment of humanity. I am going to send you vital
documents to back up my claims 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: jamtinez444@yahoo.co.uk
Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Regards,
Jose Andres Martinez
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