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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: "Mrs. Tricia Collins" <tri0_collins@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tri1_collins@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:08:36 +0000
Subject: Good Day
Good Day,
Let me first of all inform you, I go through your profile to mail you for a permission to go ahead. As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe everyone will die someday. I am Mrs. Tricia Collins. I am married to Mr. Tom Collins who worked with a construction company in GHANA for twenty Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children. Since his death I decided not to re-marry. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in carrying for my health. I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of $17.5 million dollars (Seventeen million Five Hundred thousand United State Dollars) in the bank here in ACCRA. Presently this money is still with the bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward for the money but I told him that I will Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf as I cannot come over, I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment on Cancer in a hospital , I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live. I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 85% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name "Mrs. Tricia Collins". and 15% for your kins assistance, Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself any more. I once asked members of my family to close one of the account and !
distribute the money which I have there to charity organizations, 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 for them.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody, this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.
Please I advise that you email me back only at (tri1_collins@yahoo.fr )
Sincerely
Mrs. Tricia Collins
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