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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: Nelson Mandela Children fund <di_nelsonmandelachildrenfund@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 12:06:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BE PART OF THIS CHARITY WORK


Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Organization.
(Changing the way society treats it's children and youth)
Phone:+27-83-513-0850,Fax 27-825347352

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. David Black the director of the Nelson Mandela
children?s fund which was launched on the 8th day of May
1995 and will like you to know that the sum of $50 million
United states dollars has been allocated for the funding of
the less privileged children around the world and
including Africa as a continent.
More emphasis is to be laid in countries that were affected
by tsunami which most includes countries in Asia and some
of African countries like Sudan. Others that most also be
included are Angola ,Burundi and Eritrea and Ethiopia.
We of this organization are looking forward to see any
organization, or individual who will take up the
responsibility of distribution this fund to those who are
affected and this most be a person or organization who have
the interest of the foundation at heart and the interest of
the less privileged around the global village at heart not
minding your religion and believe.
At the receipt of your mail indicating your capability to
do this work, it is also important that your as an
individual or organization has the forward all important
information about yourself as this will give us a more
opportunity to know if you and your position can allow you
the time to move around for this charity work as it will
require a lot of your time.
Once you are convinced that you can do this charity work,
do mail me david_black_a@yahoo.co.in or
nelsonmandelachildrenfund-d@webmail.co.za or call me on
this number +27-83-813-0850 and I will update you on how to
go about this charity work, as it will also requires you to
meet in person with the brain behind this charity work Tata
Nelson Mandela.
Your truly,
Dr.David Black
Director Nelson Mandela Children Foundation




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