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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: Jewel Taylor <jtaylorh27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jewelhtaylor@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:03:25 +0000
Subject: Calvary Greetings
Dear Brethren,
Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ. I have received a very reliable information about you, and would like you to assist me in this transaction. However, I am Mrs Jewel Howard Taylor,from Republic of Liberia, the wife of former Liberian President Charles Taylor who is presently in detention in The Hague for an alleged War Crimes in Sierra Leone.
Visit the following sites for more information
www.liberiapastandpresent.org/charles_taylor.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Taylor
For the past eighteen (18) months, I have accepted Christ as my Personal Lord and Saviour,and I look forward on how to expand the Gospel of Christ Jesus and also charity works. While in exile in Nigeria, my husband revaled to me before he was arrested that he kept some money in a Financial Security Company for safe keeping. This money I have decided to use in propagating the word of God;like building magnificent church/ministry in your country and charity works. So I would like you to assist me in receiving these funds in your country as a brethren in Christ.
Looking forward for an urgent reply.For more nformation regarding to this transaction I will reveal to you as soon as you get back to me through my prviate email address: jewelhtaylor@yahoo.fr
Thanks and God Bless.
Jewel Howard Taylor
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