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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: "Law Office" <lawoffice@ultimatewinners2005.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:10:59 +0000
Subject: Reply with Honesty

BENEFICIARY UPDATE
FROM THE DESK OF THE LAW OFFICE,
LAW OFFICE TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS
Amsterdam,The Netherlands

BENEFICIARY NUMBER: 12
CONSIGNMENT NUMBER: WIELP/LP/37239/80327/662

BEQUEST NOTIFICATION .

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late Hon Engr.Billy
Scotts(KSM),I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to
the bequest of the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand US Dollars in
the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Engr. Billy Scotts
until his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big
construction company Julius Berger BV in the Netherlands. He was a very
dedicated Sufis and a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Hon. Billy Scotts died on 9th February 2004 at the age of 68,He was
buried on the 23rd of February. Late Hon. Billy Scotts even though he was an
American living and working in Holland as a foreigner he requested before
his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and
the people as my people". He said that this token is to support your
ministry and help to the less- privileged. I hereby request that you forward
any proof of identities of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and
your
forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at the High Court
of Justice probate division for the release of this bequest of money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

THE CO-ORDINATOR (LAW OFFICE)

Please contact the senior attorney of late Hon Engr.Billy Scotts(KSM)
Barrister Kelly Igie with your consignment number to avoid mixup and
for the purpose of confidentiality, please send your
response to his private e-mail: lawoffice_an@yahoo.com

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