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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: "Mrs Sandra James" <sandra_james201@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sandra_james201@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:09:05 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
I AM MOTHER SANDRA JAMES FROM NETHERLAND A WIDOW TO LATE PATRICK JAMES I AM
61 YEARS OLD, I AM A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME
CANCER OF THE BREAST, ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY
DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOUDN'T LIVE MORE THAN
THREE MONTHS.
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO MEDICAL
ANALYSIS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN,
MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN
AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD NOT PRODUCE
ANY CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I
INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT
I MAYNOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART
OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN
AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA AND EUROPE ESPECAILLY CREATE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
OF LESSPREVILLAGED ONES AND ALPHANAGE HOMES. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING
THE
WEBSITE I PRAYED AND FAST FOR THREE WEEKS OVER IT WITH ADVISE OF MY
PASTOR, I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $7.5M U.S DOLLARS, TO THE
LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THATTHIS FUND IS LYING IN A
SECURITY COMPANY AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY,WHO PRESENTLY IS
IN AFRICA DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS TO OF BOMBLAST IN SIERRA-LEONE,
WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.
LASTLY,I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED
FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUGH I AM LATE THEN, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO
FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY AND I MADE
THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS TEMPLE. MAY THE
GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE
MAIL BOX : sandra_james1000@hotmail.com
REMAIN BLESSED
GOD BLESS YOU.
MRS SANDRA JAMES.
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