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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: "Mother Kate Ross" <mother_kate_ross_54@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kate_ross1953@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:51:34 +0000
Subject: God Bless You
HELLO DEAR,
GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MRS KATE ROSS,A WIDOW
TO LATE DAVID ROSS I AM 55 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT,
SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION
MYCONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T
LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER
STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S.
RAID AGAINST TERRORISM INAFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE
WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.
MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH,I INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS AND EALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE
THAN 2
MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THISWEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA, ANDEUROPE. I SELECTED
YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT.
I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $10,000.000.00U.USD (TEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND
IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN GERMANY, AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY
ATTORNEY, WHO PRESENTLY IS IN LONDON WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR
THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.
LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE SURE FOR
THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE SWEET FELLOWSHIP OF
GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.
YOURS IN CHRIST.
MOTHER KATE ROSS
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