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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: "mrshussie fatima" <madined18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsfatimahussien@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:08:50 +0000
Subject: PLS HELP THE WIDOW FROM. MRS FATIMA HUSSIEN, IRAQ.
FROM. MRS FATIMA HUSSIEN, IRAQ.
EMAIL. mrsfatimahussien@yahoo.com
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY,MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ON THIS HONOR TO WRITE YOU EVEN THOUGH
I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUPRISED ON THIS MAIL FROM A STRANGER, SORRY IF IT
OFFENDS YOU, I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT WILL
ASSIST ME IN THIS TIME OF ANXIETIES.
I AM A WIDOW AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND UPON ARREST, ME AND MY TWO
CHILDREN ARE UNDER HOUSE ARREST WHERE I CANNOT COMMUNICATE OUTSIDE THE WORLD
EXCEPT THROUGH EMAIL AS I HAVE A SMALL LAPTOP.
MY HUSBAND IS ONE OF SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER TO PAST IRAQ PRESIDENT SADDAM
HUSSIN.BEFORE THE FALL AND ARREST OF SADDAM MY HUSBAND WAS KEEPING THREE
METAL SEALED BOXES WHICH CONTAINS $7.5M EACH, THESE ARE FUND FROM OIL SALES
WHICH SADDAM ENTHRUSTED TO MY HUSBAND.
NOW AM CONTACTING YOU TO HELP ME MANAGE MY CHILDREN FUTURE WHICH IS TIED ON
THIS FUNDS BUT I HAVE REGRET AFTER LOSING ONE OF THE BOXES WITH 7.5MILLION
TO ITALIAN SOLDIER WHO WAS VERY FRIENDLY TO ME AT OUR FIRST DETENTION CAMP,
I NEVER KNEW HE HAD OTHER INTENTIONS.
WHEN HE WAS RETURNING TO ITALY AT EXPIRATION OF THEIR DUTIES UPON WAR HE
PROMISED HE WILL TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN WHEN HE ARRIVES ITALY ALSO HE
SUPPOSE TO PLAN TO TAKE THE REMAINING 2 BOXES BUT TO MY SHOCK AND
DISAPPOINTMENT UPTIL NOW HE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, NO CONTACT, NO
INFORMATION AND SINCE I AM WITH NO FREEDOM I CANNOT LOOK FOR HIM, IT HAS
BROKEN MY HEART SO MUCH.
HOWEVER I THANK GOD ALMIGHTY FOR HIS DIRECTIONS THAT MAKE ME GIVE HIM ONLY
ONE BOX AND THIS LAST TWO [2] BOXES I HAVE RESOLVED NOT TO GIVE A SOLDIER
ANYMORE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE POWERS TO MOVE IT OVERSEAS SAFELY.
AS I WRITE YOU TODAY I HAVE THIS VERY KIND MAN OF GOD WITH UNESCO/UNITED
NATIONS WHO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN DETENTION CAMP SO I TELL HIM MY WHOLE
STORY ABOUT THE 2 BOXES FROM MY LATE HUSBAND FRIEND[FAMILY FRIEND]OUTSIDE
IRAQ AND HE AGREES IN HELPING ME TO CARRY THE LAST [2] BOXES TO EUROPE BUT
HE DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE TWO BOXES BECAUSE I DID NOT REVEAL TO
HIM THE TRUE CONTENT AS I TELL THE SOLDIER, I TOLD HIM THE BOXES IS DIPLOMAT
CONSIGNMENT,HIS NAME IS KAYODE BALEWA FAMILONI.
YOU WILL TAKE 40% FOR YOURSELF AND KEEP REST 60% FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.
THE FUNDS ARE PURE DOLLARS THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,I BEG YOU TO
STAND AS OUR FAMILY FRIEND TO COLLECT THE BOXES THEN INVEST THE FUNDS UNTIL
WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM. WHEN YOU COLLECT I GIVE YOU CODE NUMBERS FOR THE BOXES
SO THAT YOU CAN OPEN IT.
PLEASE SEND YOUR PURE PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS SO THAT MR KAYODE
BALEWA FAMILONI CAN CONTACT YOU WHEN HE ARRIVE, IT MY TRUST IN YOU, MAY GOD
BLESSED YOU AS YOU REPLY ME, SEE MY SECURED EMAIL.
mrsfatimahussien@yahoo.com
YOURS SISTER,
FATIMA HUSSIEN.
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