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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: rose monica jonah <rosemj2004@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:53:26 -0500 (EST)
Subject: confidential and urgent assistence needed
GOODDAY
I AM MRS ROSE JONAH WITH ONLY SON RICHARD JONAH WIFE OF LATE MR PATRICK JONAH .A BUSINESS MAN WHO DIED ON 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001 AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN AMERICA WHERE HE HAS A COMPANY THAT DEALS ON (PRECIOUS STONE AND OTHER JEWELRIES) I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER IN OUR HOME ADDRESS FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF A COMPANY IN OVERSEA THAT MY LATE HUSBAND MADE A DEPOSIT OF A BOX CONTAINING JEWELRIES IN THEIR CUSTODY.
THAT ACCORDING TO MY LATE HUSBAND, THE BOX CONTAINING JEWELRIES WHICH BELONGS TO HIS FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL COME ANYTIME HE SENDS HIM FOR THE BOX. WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE NOTIFICATION LETTER, I OPEN THE BRIEFCASE OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND FOUND THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS AND THE AGREEMENT ISSUED TO MY LATE HUSBAND BY THE COMPANY.
MY LATE HUSBAND INFORMED ME ABOUT THE BOX BEFORE THE INCIDENT(HIS DEATH) THAT HE DEPOSITED A BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$20,500,000)FOR SAFE KEEPING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN OVERSEA.I WAS VERY HAPPY AGAIN WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER. NOW PLEASE I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO CLAIM THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF.YOU SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST ME IN INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I HOPE TO TRUST YOU AS A GOD FEARING PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST ME CLAIMED THIS. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, I WILL OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN MY RESPONSE TO THE COMPANY, I HAVE GIVEN ASSURANCE TO THE SECURITY COMPANY THAT THE BENEFICIARY OF THE BOX WILL COME AND COLLECT THE BOX IN THEIR OFFICE VERY SOON. AND WE CAN CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITHIN ONE WEEK UPON MY RECEIVING OR HEARING FROM YOU CONCERNING THE ABOVE INFORMATION. I SHALL GIVE YOU THE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY I RECEIVE YOUR FAVOURABLE RESPONSE. MEANWHILE, I WILL GIVE THEM YOUR FULL NAME TO BE CHANGE ON THE BENEFICIARY COLUMN, BECAUSE THE BENEFICIARY CONTAINED THE NAME OF MY SON RICHARD JONAH.I WILL ALSO SEND A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION IMMEDIATELY TO THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THEM TO HAND OVER THE DEPOSITED BOX TO YOU.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO GIVE THIS MATTER A PROMPT AND
QUICK REPLY.PLEASE YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO DISCUS WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION,DO
SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS INCLUDING YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.NEXT EMAIL: rosemj2005@surfy.net
WHILE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU I WISH YOU HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
YOURS SISTER,
MRS ROSE JONAH.
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