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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "fidi amira" <fidiamira@msn.com>
Reply-To: ari_fidi@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:44:33 +0000
Subject: response Needed

From: Mrs.Amira Fidi,

Compliments of the day.

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE ORPHANGES AND WIDOWS.
I am the above named person from Malaysia but now undergoing medical
treatment now.
I am married to Late Dr. Alan George Fidi who worked with Malaysia embassy
in South Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We were
married for eleven years without a child.He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days . Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get
a child outside my matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $5.2 Million U.S.
Dollars) with one finance/security company in Europe.Presently, this money
is still with the Financial Company in Europe. Recently, my Doctor told me
that I would not last for the next three
months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to Organisation or
better still an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct here in. I want an individual that will use this to fund for
orphanages and widows propagating love among individual and to ensure that
the orphanages are taken care off.

I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are idiol worshipers and I don’t want my
husband’s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don’t want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the
reason for taking this bold decision, all I just need is peace and my dream
for the orphanges comes through. I don’t need any telephone communication in
this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my
husband’s relatives around me always. I don’t want them to know about this
development.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Finance/Security Company in Europe. I will also issue you a letter of
authority through my lawyer that will empower you as the original-
beneficiary of this fund.
Please always be prayerful all through your life.Any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hear from you and remain blessed.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Amira Fidi.

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