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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrsmaryjohnson@praize.com
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:30:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Treat Urgent
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- From: Lady Mary Johnson.Dear Beloved One,I am Lady Mary Johnson, suffering from cancerous ailment.I used to be married to Sir Jeremy Johnson an Englishman who died in the September 11 2001 terrorist attack in U.S.A . My husband was into private practice all his life before he passed.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million Dollars (10,000,000.00 Million Dollars),which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with his Bank in AMERICA.Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer.With this hard reality that has befallen me, I have decided to donate this funds to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my late husbands hard work to fund the upkeep of widows,widowers,orphans,destitute,the down-trodden, physically challenged children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money.My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation.Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.Hope to hear from you soon.You can contact me through my personal email address at:mrsmaryjohnson@praize.com,Stay Blessed as you carry out this humanitarian task.Sincerely yours.Lady Mary Johnson
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