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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: gertraud gunter <gertraudgunter@zwallet.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 06:15:01 -0500
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE TO YOU:::

My Dear in the Lord,



Your first reaction to this mail might be total rejection, scare and may be unbelief,owing largely to the atrocities people commit these days. But this mail comes from a devastated,sorrowful and emotional ladened soul that needs compassion from a kind and good spirited person to wipe away my tears, perhaps when i must have gone beyond this sinful world.



With total submission to God and with due respect and apology, I want you to handle it very descreetly,confidentially and with utmost secrecy.For the sake of

my children,who are the cardinal focus of this mail,for their future survival and to avoid

embarrassment,I do not want our family name to be advertised or publicly discussed.Please, treat it as such and keep it permanently private. If you would not

be in the position to co-operate, please, forgive me for disturbing your peace. Ignore and delete this message. I plead in the name of God.



My purpose of writing to you is to seek your assistance to take adequate care of my young children, Duncan (12years) and Inge (8years), handle and manage my late husband's financial assets.



They are both studying in the Bristish International School,Accra,Ghana.My name is Mrs. Gertraud H.Gunter. I am an Austrian,a widow of circumstance, married to a Swedish Engineer who resided in Lome, Republic of Togo with me before his untimely death.My husband died in a train collision accident while going to diagnose and seek medical attention for a sickness that defied medical treatment.Presently, I am diagnosed to have a third degree HIV virus and therefore suffering a terminal sickness of ACQUIRIED IMMUNNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMME -AIDS . I may die any moment but wish you to assist in keeping the family name and circle alive.



This mail is written for me by my male personal nurse attendant of this hospital as i am too weak to engage in any other physical endeavors. Documented proofs for confirmation, on request, could be provided. I have entrusted the sum of US$4,000,559.00 (Four Million Five Hundred and Fifty Nine Us Dollars), the accrued savings and life insurance gratuity of mylate husband,with the custody of a good financial

institution(Bank).



I want you to liase with the Lawyer and recover the money for your prudent care, management and safe keeping. Use it wisely please to secure travelling papers for my children to leave Accra,Ghana and train them as your adopted children. I place no conditions on your management except taking good care of my children.I am not fearful of death but I am seriously worried about the safety and future survival of my two

children.



The lawyer's Contact is as follows:



Barrister Emphrey Tukur & Partners

Tel:228-92 44 206

Fax:228-221 78 69

Lome Togo.

Emails:attorney_emphreytukur_partners@bigfoot.com,attorney_emphreytukur_partners@afrik.com



At the moment and till i die,my correspondence with you will be through e-mail. I may not have the opportunity to speak with you while on my sick bed.You should contact the Lawyer to do the change of account ownership from my name into your name and

identity to enable you collect the money from the bank.This is the only condition that will give you! the right of ownership and full beneficiary status. I want this transaction to be handled with dispatch before I give up the ghost to make the endorsements easy.



I will appreciate it the more if you give me your reply no matter your state of mind, negatively or positively,it is alright.You can also contact me with my

alternative e-mail address : gertraudgunter@dr.com



Thanks and God bless.

Mrs. Gertraud H. Gunter.

Tokoin University Teaching Hospital,

Lome Togo.



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