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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • joywillams_2006@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "joywilliams00@terra.es" <joywilliams00@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:52:21 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Dear Beloved In Christ,GOD bless you as you help


Dear Beloved In Christ,GOD bless you as you help

Blessed is he that considerate the poor the lord will deliver him in the time of trouble and he shall be blessed upon the earth(Ps. 41:1-2)greetings in thy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Joy Williams,a widow to Late Mr philip Williams. Am 69 years old and a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of the blood (Leukaemia) According to my doctor, my condition is critical and I might not survive. Although as a christian,I believe God and I know that I will not die,but will live to declare the glory of God. My late husband and my only son were killed during the Bomb blass in London year back and Our Lord Jesus Christ is my only comforter.
I have the sum of twenty million,five hundred thousand US Dollars
($20.5m) The fund is presently deposited with a financial company for security
reasons and all the documents concerning the fund are in the custody of my lawyer.

I inherited the money from my late husband who was an industrialist and
international businessman. I have prayed concerning this donation for
God's guidance and if in your heart you geniunely and faithfully desire to
use this fund for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for charity,
ministry, evangelical work or otherwise in relation to God's work,do
get in touch with me for further arrangements with my lawyer on how you will
receive my donation.please do contact me on this email address.
joywillams_2006@yahoo.co.uk
God bless you once again and as you receive,give God all the Glory.
Regards and God bless you,
Mrs joy Williams






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