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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mothertheresaww@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mother theresa willians" <mothertheresa_w@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:13:06 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP,

Beloved In Christ,
Beloved In Christ,

Dearest one.

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am
Evang Mother Theresa I am 63years old, am suffering from long time
liver problem.


>From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my
doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the
sickness,although as a christain,I beleive God, and I know that I will
not die,I will leave to declare the glory of God. My late Husband and
my only son was killed during the Ogoni Crisis and I am presently
Leaving alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.

My late Husband was very wealthy we have a lot of properties including
Shares and houses.After the death of my Husband,I made up my mind to
travel abroad to leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work
of God as a missionary.I called our lawyer and I instructed him to
sell all my Husband properties and shares to enable me raise some money
to conitue my mission.

The lawyer sold the Shares and some of the properties and I was able to
raise the sum of ($10.3,000,000.00(Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand
US Dollars)The fund is in cash,for the safety of the fund till am able
to travel out,I packaged the fund in consignments deposited it with a
Security Company.Presently,all the documents concerning the
consignments are with my lawyer.

Now that my sickness has gone to this stage,I am scared and I want the
fund to be used for the work of God all over the world. I have prayed
and I told God to direct me to an honest person who will receive
this fund and utilise it for things that will glorify the name of God
After my prayers,I searched the internet,I found
your email address and I decided to contact you.

Please if you are interested in using this fund for the work of
God,please send to me your private phone and fax number full names and
address to enable me give it to my lawyer for immediate arrangement
with the security company on how the consignments that contained the
fund will be delivered to you.

You can reply with this email address: mothertheresaww@yahoo.com

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks and God bless you.
Evang.mother theresa

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