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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: "JOE EDWARD" <joe_ed2001@msn.com>
Reply-To: joeedward@compaqnet.fr
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:58:26 +0000
Subject: CALVARY GREETING TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Dear friend
Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly God.
This mail might come
to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it
as unserious could
come into your mind; but please, consider it a divine
wish and accept
it
with a deep sense of humility.
My name is Joe Edward . I'm a 65 years old man. I am an
american living
in Dubai (United Arab Emirate). I was a merchant and i
owned two businesses
in Dubai. I was also married, with two children. My
wife and my two
children
died in a september 11 ,plane bomb blast that happen
in america
four years ago.
Before this happened my business and my concern for
making money was all my interest as living man. I
never really cared about other values in life. But
since i loss of my
family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless
families. I have
been
helping orphans in orphanage/ motherless homes. I have
donated some
money
to orphans in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil,
Spain,
Austria,Germany
and some Asian countries.
Before I became ill, I kept $15 Million in a long-term
deposit account
in
a finance company . Presently, I'm in a hospital where
I have been
undergoing
treatment for oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my
ability to talk
and
my Doctors have told me that I have only a few months
to live.
It is my last wish to see this money distributed to
charity
organizations.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much
of my wealth since
my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge
responsibility
to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God
to help me collect
the deposit and the interest accrued from the company
and distribute it
amongst Hurricane Katrina victims .
Use your judgement to distribute the money and feel
free to reimburse
yourself
when you have the money for any cost you incure during
the process of
collecting
and distributing the money to Hurricane Katrina
victims in america .
I'm willing to
offer
you a reward If you are
willing to help; please reply as soon as you can
to my alternate email. joeedword@compaqnet.fr
May the good Lord bless you and your family
Regards,
Joe EDWARD

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