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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 Kemmy Ana Edwards <kemna460@netscape.com>
Reply-To: kemna73@netscape.com
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:55:17 +0100
Subject: FROM ME


I am Mrs Kemmy Ana Edwards, widow to Mr Andrew Edwards, My
Late Husband was a Petroleum Engineer who worked and
jointly owned an Oil field with the Equatorial Guinea's Minister
for Industry, Commerce and Small Enterprises Mr Nsue
Constantino Ekong, along with Amerada Hess, Tullow Oil
and GE Petrol.

My Husband and I arrived in Equatorial Guinea in 1996
after the discovery of oil along Gabon Border; through
friends of my Husband he acquired Oil field and
started the exploration of oil in the Zafiro Oil field
until April 26th this year when he died.

He was a trained Engineer, he dedicated his life to
helping the underprivileged here in Equatorial Guinea,
He built a Hospital that cared for Orphanages and for
treatment of the sick where Government Hospitals were
deficient, he was very dedicated to God, we had no
child until he died of prostrate Cancer. From money
made at his Hospital and Oil exploration, he had the
intension to set up a Foundation/Clinic for the care
for Heart disease and Cancer patients until death
struck, he had already had the money (the sum of
US$7.2Million) transferred by his Bank in Equatorial
Guinea (FIRST NATIONAL BANK) to a Bank in Europe where
he was to buy the medical facilities for the
construction of the Foundation and Clinic.

As his Cancer situation deteriorated we visited The
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre in
Texas USA, his health situation worsened when we
arrived home in Equatorial Guinea and died a month
later April 26th.He willed much of his Properties
including the US$7.2Million deposited at the Bank in
Europe to me, his other Clinic and Orphanage home in
Ceiba were willed to the local Residents under the
care of local municipalities.

I asked God to make his choice and direct me to an
honest Humanitarian or a believer in helping me
transfer the money to an account in New Zealand, I
have the intention to go back home and start life
there now that my Husband is dead. I could settle in
your Country, but the realization that I do not have
the legal status to reside there or own an account
urged me to contact you for assistance.

I shall notify the Bank in Europe where my Late
Husband deposited the money .


Sincerely,

Mrs Kemmy Ana Edwards

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