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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. Ellen Swanson" <ellen-swanson-16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ellswanson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 07:44:57 -0800
Subject: DEARLY BELOVED.
Dearest in the lord,My name is Mrs. Ellen Swanson. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you and your church. I am 63 years old and I was diagnosed with cancer about 9 years ago immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to the you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds in an ungodly way. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of £6,500,000(Six million Five hundred thousand British Pounds sterling) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows with part of the fund. I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me because my health status. The Bank where my funds are will arrange the transfer of the funds once I authorize them to do so and that would be when I hear from you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the fund well and always extend the good work to others. Your timely response will be awaited via Email: ellswanson@yahoo.co.uk Regards, Mrs. Ellen Swanson.
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