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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: Salim Ibrahim <salimibrahim80@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 23:29:14 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Note:Please do get back to me so I could give you the full details about the funds through private email
address: ibsalim2005@netscape.net in other to avoid my family members.


Dear Friend,
My name is SALIM IBRAHIM a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal
cancer It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, andright now I have only about a few months to live,
according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused
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 wayfrom how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and givenmost of
my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.


I have decided to give also 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 in the U.A.E, Algeria and
Malaysia.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore I once asked members of
my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization
in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of $20,500,000(Twenty million
five hundred thousand u.s dollars sealed in a consignment) that I have with a finance/Security Company
abroad. I will want you to help me collect this consignment and dispatch it to charity organizations.

I have set aside 15% for you and for your time.

God be with you.

SALIM IBRAHIM

Note:Please do get back to me so I could give you the full details about the funds through private email
address: ibsalim2005@netscape.net

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