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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: "CHAMBERS SMITH" <dkhumalo2@livedoor.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:22:17 +0200
Subject: From: Douglas Khumalo [Esq]. (For Trustees)
From: Douglas Khumalo [Esq]. (For Trustees)
Managing Partner(Smith Chambers)
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Email: smithchambers11@gmail.com
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Edwin
Gabriel, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned
undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address
on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Mr. Edwin Gabriel made you a
beneficiary to his WILL.He left the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand
Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his
will.
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.
Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the
past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good.
Mr. Edwin Gabriel until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and
the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He was a very dedicated
Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his life time. Late Mr. Edwin Gabriel died on the 16th day of
February 2007 at the age of 90 years and his WILL is now ready for
execution. According to him this money is to support his Christian
activities (May his soul rest with the Lord) and to help the poor and needy.
Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as
possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant
date.please contact me on this
email:smithchambers11@gmail.com<email%3Asmithchambers11@gmail.com>
Yours in His service,
Douglas Khumalo Esq.
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