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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.JENNIFER JOHNSON" <mbeti_marras44@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jenifermjohnson@mail.ru
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:45:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I NEED TO READ YOUR REPLY MY BELOVED....
DEAR BELOVED,
I AM MRS.JENNIFER JOHNSON FROM BENIN REPUBLIC IN WEST AFRICA, BUT MARRIED TO LATE CHARLES JOHNSON FROM AMERICA. I AM 45 YEARS OLD, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WILL NOT LIVE MORE THAN ONE MONTHS,ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. I AM WRITTING YOU FROM MY SICK BED IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN FRANCE.
MY LATE HUSBAND DIED AFTER A BRIFE ILLNESS.HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN BASE IN MY COUNTRY BENIN REPUBLIC IN WEST AFRICE AND HE WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH SINCE WE HAD NO CHILD CAUSED BY MY LATE HUSBAND PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVID THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARITY ORGANISATION IN AFRICA.
I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF ($2MD)U.S DOLLARS (TWO MILLION US DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.THIS FUND WAS DEPOSITED WITH A BANK IN MY COUNTRY BENIN IN WEST AFRICA AND I AM THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUND. WITH MY HEALTH CONDITION AND BECAUSE WE HAVE NO CHILD TO INHERITE THIS FUND, I WANT TO PASS MY RIGHT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN ASSIST ME CLAIM THIS FUND AND USE 80% OF THE FUND IN CHARITY WORKS.
UPON THE RECIEPT OF THIS MAIL,YOU SHOULD THEREBY SEND YOUR FOLLOWING DETAILS TO ME.
a) FULL NAME,
b) DIRECT PHONE NUMBER AND FAX IF ANY
c) AGE
d) OCCUPATION AND POSITION
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARD TO THE BANK WHERE THIS FUND IS BEEN DEPSOITED IN AFRICA FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROCESSING OF THE MONEY TO YOU.
LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN RELEASE TO YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE BECAUSE IT WAS THE LAST REQUEST OF MY LATE HUSBAND ON THE POINT OF HIS DEATH THAT 80% OF THIS FUND SHOULD BE USE FOR CHARITY WORKS.
I WAIT URGENTLY FOR YOUR REPLY IN MY MOST CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS jennifermjohnson@mail.ru
YOUR BELOVED
MRS.JENNIFER JOHNSON.
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