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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: "Martin Kelvin" <martinkelvin11@student.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:42:52 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU IN THIS MATTER
*Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met.After searching through your country's Chamber of Commerce and
industry here in London I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that
I have no intentions of causing you any pains as you read this.
I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die
someday. My name is Mr.Martin Kelvin, a merchant here in London, presently
taking medical treatment. now, I have been diagnosed with Prostate and
Esophageala cancer that was discovered very late due to my uncaring attitude
for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and right now, I have
only about a few months to live according to medical experts. To be frank
with you, I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared for anyone not even myself but my business and money.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people
and only focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But
now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just
wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives
me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different
way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my time is almost up, I have
willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and
extended family members and as well as a few close friends. 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.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations here in
UK, United
Arab Emirates and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I
cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close
one of my accounts and donate the money which I have there to some charity
organizations in Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be content with what
I have left for them.
The last of my money is the huge cash deposit ($21m) that I have with a
security firm abroad (Alex Securities). I will want you to help me collect
this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let them know
that it is I, Martin Kelvin is making this generous donation. I am writing
this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my time to
come.
You can reply me through my private email
address:(kelvinm@ymail.com<http://us.mc371.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kelvinm@ymail.com>
)
As soon as I received your sincere response, I will hence give you all the
necessary details of how this can be done. I pray that you will support and
assist me with good heart so that I can be able to achieve my goal. If you
accept to help me do this, I promise you a reward of 30% of the ($21m).
Thank you for understanding.
Martin Kelvin.*
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