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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: larry moore <larrymoore1965@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:21:10 +0100
Subject: 28-1-06
My dear friend,
I have received your mail and i must first of all show my appreciation ,over the fact that you have given
heed to the entreaty of a dying man.
Like i had told you in my previous mail, i lived a very reckless life when it mattered most.
All i thought about was my various investments, it is that same care free attitude that is going to cost me
a lot now.
When i discovered this ailment, it dawned on me that i had been living a very vain life.Then the need to
affect the lives of those in need became very paramount in my thoughts. This appears to be a case of
mercy after death as i no longer have the strength to do those things i used to do when i was still very full
of life.
My dear friend , in my resolve to actualize my dying wish, i have been able to support charity to a very
large extent around the middle east and europe. Then my health became a sorry tale, that at this
particular point in time, i live at the mercy of various drugs and operations which certainly can not
remedy anything. My close family members are however not happy with the way i have disbursed
everything of mine to the motherless babies and the less privileged. That was why they failed to help
me actualise my dream of supporting charity.
They held for themselves the funds i made available and went as far as even trying to terminate my life
when the hour(though very short )has not come. All relationship with me has been severed ,and they are
of the opinion that the last of my fortune has been spent. Incidentally, the sum of twenty four million
dollars (united states) lies in a security company in Europe , and well packaged in a consignment. That
is the last i have here on earth after my medical bills have been estimated and all expenses paid
pending when i shall be no more. These funds i wish to entrust to you , to help propagate the works of
charity where ever your location is. By so doing, i would need your utmost sincerity and honesty to carry
the venture along successfully.
It would be required of you to furnish me with your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers ,
to enable me put a letter to the security company, making you the eligible beneficiary to the funds with
them. Once this is done, you shall make arrangements with them on how the funds would be transferred
to your location. I beg of you to deal with me honestly and render me your assistance to the fullest of
your capacity. you would be helping a dying man. Most importantly you would be touching the lives of a
huge number of people. I hope i would be able to count on you while i wait impatiently for the time to
come. My bones are slowly cleaving to my skin. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Warmest Regards,
Larry Moore.
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