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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: "elizabeth alladin" <chibon@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: elizabethalladin@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:09:59 +0200
Subject: Dearest Friend
Dearest Friend
Am glad to write you this mail today,how are you together with your health which the most important thing in life,with hope you are ok.Am Princess Elizabeth Alladin,24yrs old girl,from cape verde, very good looking girl that is loving and caring in nature.Tall and fair in complexion above all trusted and God Fearing.Things are like to do on my spare time are reading and dancing ballet,going to recreation centre to catch my fun,spending my time with love one.About my family,My Father Dr.Alladin Desmond Joan was a Neurological consultant in our government hospital,he is a wealthy man and a loving father.But one faithful day he was coming home from the hospital after work and he ran into a failed brake lorry at a junction which made his Mercedes Benz E class beyond repairs and also my father beyond recognition,he died instantly and at that moment,I was going to evening church service with my mum,she received a distress call telling her the news and she loosed control and developed a high blood pressure, people around help me to took her to the hospital , after three mouth , she pass away.Since then, I had been passing through hardship from the hand of my uncle, his treating me like a slave and had claimed all my parent belonging without taking care of my education, but, my greatest joy now is that my father lawyer call me and inform me about my father deposited fund in a financial firm with my name as next of kin of the said fund before his death and as the only child of the family.He deposited sum $8.6million USD in financial firm with my name as the next of kin and I went to the finance firm to make the claim, but the director told me to look for a trustee who will help me and make the claim base on my tender age to hand the transaction since the money is been deposited in foreign account.Beside, I don't want that my wicked uncle to know anything about this matter that is the reason why i contacted you to assit me in transferring the fund to your country while you will help me to relocate and be with you and further my education and also me to invest the fund in business that will profit oriented to us.I shall be willing to settle down with you, if you will be loving and caring to me.Staying with my uncle here in Senegal is more than being in a prison yard.even the the car my beloved Dad bought for me is now be using by his first son which am older than in age.I want you to keep this matter between us to avoid jealous from people,and from the my uncle will hear it.I need an urgent respond ,indicating your wiliness and ability to handle this transaction.Hope to hear from you soon and bye with warm kissssssssss.
Best Regard
Princess Elizabeth Alladin
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