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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: "esther atiku" <estheratikujp5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:26:58 +0200
Subject: LOVE AND HOPE,I PRAY.

Home Address:
11 Louis Botha Avenue,
Highlands North,
Johannesburg North,
South Africa.

Respectable lover of humanity,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former Mrs. Alsha
Atiku now Mrs. Esther Atiku, A widow to the Late Abdul Atiku, I am 72
years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time
cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than four
months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan. During the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any
child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited
all his businesses and wealth.

Base on my doctors advised, so I now decided to divide part of this
wealth, to contribute to the development of the churches in Africa,
America, Asia and Europe.
I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it, I am
willing to donate the sum of US$12,200,000.00, to you for the less
privileged. Please I want you to note that, this fund is deposited
in a Security Company and upon my instruction, you will file in an
application for the transfer of the fund in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used
for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth
acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.

I Await your Urgent Reply.

Kindly contact my lawyer Attorney Ben Duke, through his Email address:
(bendukelaw@yahoo.co.uk) Office Adress:2 Commissioner Street,
Southern Health Care Building. South Africa. Direct line
+27-733568333;inform him that you are the person I want to distribute
the fund to for the Charities.

Yours in Christ.

Mrs. Esther Atiku. (JP)

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