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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: BROTHER TALED <moham1@ozu.es>
Reply-To: moham@ozu.es
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:41:22 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MR .TALED MOHAMMED. I AM 65 YEARS OLD MAN.
I AM FROM SAUDI ARABIA BUT RESIDENT IN DUBAI - UNITED ARAB
EMIRATE FOR THE PAST 25YEARS. I AM MARRIED WITH TWO
CHILDREN. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
TWO YEARS AGO WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN JORDAN. SINCE I
HAVE NO CHILDREN OF MY OWN AND IMMEDIATE RELATIVES, I
DECIDED TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS PROJECT. I HAVE
BEEN HELPING ORHANPS AND CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGE HOMES
BY DONATING MONEY AND OTHER VALUABLE ITEMS TO THEM
AROUND THE WORLD. PRESENTLY, I AM RECEIVING INTENSIVE
TREATMENT IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN EUROPE-
THE EUROPEAN DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I HAVE CANCER
OF THE LUNGS AND THAT I HAVE TWO MONTHS TO LIVE.
BEFORE I BE CAME ILL, I SAVED SOME MONEY (US$17.7
MILLION DOLLARS) FROM THE SALES OF MY REAL ESTATES,
GULF COURT AND SOME FUNDS I INHERITED FROM MY WEALTHY
LATE PARENTS AND THIS FUNDS HAVE SINCE BEEN DEPOSITED
IN CASH CONSIGNMENTS VOLTS WITH A TRUST FINANCE/SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. PLEASE, I BEG YOU IN THE NAME
OF GOD TO HELP ME COLLECT THESE CASH CONSIGNMENTS (FUNDS) FROM THE TRUST FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY BY NOMINATING YOU AS MY PARTNER AND THE NEW BENEFICIARY.
AFTER THE COLLECTION OF THE CASH CONSIGNMENTS (FUNDS),
YOU WILL NOW HELP ME TO DONATE THESE FUNDS TO CHARITY/ORHANPANGE HOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE,
ASIA AND AFRICA. THIS WILL MAKE MY LIFE A DREAM COME
THROUGH WHEN I REST WITH THE LORD SOON. THE WORD OF
GOD SAYS, WHAT IT SHALL PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAIN THE WHOLE
WORLD AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL. THIS IS THE SWEAT OF MY
LABOUR AND THE STRUGGLE OF MY LIFE.
I BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED AFTER SERIES OF PRAYERS
AND WOULD OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR HUMANITY SAKE. I
AUTHORISE YOU TO TAKE 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY TO TOUCH MANY LIVES AROUND THE WORLD. IF
YOU CAN HELP ME, PLEASE MAIL ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE
YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE TRUST FINANCIAL
SECURITY COMPANY AND THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS
REGARDING THIS PROJECT.
I NEED YOUR HELP AS I HAVE NO IMMEDIATE RELATIVE I CAN
ENTRUST THIS PROJECT WITH FOR SOME PRIVATE REASONS.
I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRAISE TO THIS PROPOSAL AS I DO
NOT KNOW YOU PHYSICALLY BUT DESPIRATE PROBLEM
DESERVES DESPIRATE SOLUTIONS THUS I GOT YOUR CONTACT
FROM THE INTERNET DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE
PERSON I CAN ENTRUST THIS PROJECT WITH AND I DECIDED
TO MAKE CONTACT WITH YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR HELP.
I KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF ILLEGAL THINGS GOING ON
AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE INTERNET BUT THIS
IS FAR FROM ONE AS THIS IS A JUST, LEGITIMATE AND REAL
PLEA FOR HELP
MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I AWAIT
YOUR POSITIVE AND URGENT RESPONSE THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REGARDS,
BROTHER TALED
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