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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: <vivian_nan6@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:51:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MY BELOVE IN CHRIST.
MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA,AND
EUROPE. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $5,000.000.00U.USD( FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORIE. ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATIONS YOU WILL USE TO GET THIS FUND RELEASED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TO BE DELIVERD TO YOUR DESTINATION COUNTRY. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS
MONEY WHEN DELIVERD TO YOUR DESTINATION COUNTRY WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.
AND AGAIN I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOESN,T KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE FUND AS MONEY BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS IN A TRUNK BOX AND MY LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES AND AFRICA ARTS WORKS,
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY
YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST.
MRS VIVIAN NAN
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