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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: esther williams <es_williams9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dwill1@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:43:29 +0100
Subject: CHARITY!



I am Esther Williams a citizen of United States of America but I based in London UK, I am a good merchant,I spend all my life on investment and corporate business,unfortunately, My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism inAfghanistan when he traveled to Afghanistan to monitor an Hospital / a Humanitarian Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the Afghan masses as of then,whose majority, and 99 percent of them are Muslims / Islamic scholars and loyalists, during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child.On 4th September,2006.I went for a medical check up,and my personal doctor confirmed to me that I have a lung cancer,which can easily take off my life soon.I found it uneasy to survive myself,I quickly called a pastor to giveme positive thinking on this solution and he advised me to donate all I have to the less-privileged in the society since I don't have any child that will inherit it.So I have decided to donate the fund which I deposited with a Bank US$6.5 Million (six Million,Five Hundred United States Dollars)to a non-governmental,or a non religious,or a non profit Organization or better still an individual that will utilize this money the way I have instruct here in.I want the Organization,or an individual,that will use this giftwhich comes from my sweat to fund the upkeep of widows,widowers,orphans,destitute,the down-trodden, physically challenged children.So I am writing this letter to any Organization or better still anindividual that will utilize this money the way I have instructed.upon your interest, I will instruct the bank on how to release the funds to you.Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and members of your family.Best RegardsMRS. Esther Williams
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