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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: "Amina Yahrafat" <amina77@mighty.co.za> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 22:28:18 +0000
Subject: Please can you help.
Dear Friend,
My name is alhaja Amina Yahrafat a merchandise in malta; wife of a
minister,I have been diagnosed with Esophageal
cancer It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a few months to live,according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous,I was always
hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing
I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to
life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has
called me, I have willed and
given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so,I have decided to give
also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in the malta, Algeria and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I
have there to charity organization in africa and london, they refused and
kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they
seem not to be contended with what I have left them. The last of my money
which
no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of nine million five hundred
thousand U.S dollars(9,500,000) that I have with a finance/Security Company
abroad.I will want you to help me collect this fund and dispatched it to
charity organizations.
I have set aside 15% for you,then 5% for any expenses incured.
God be with you.
waiting for your reply.
Amina Yahrafat
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