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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: "edward johnson" <edwardjohnson_2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edwarduba@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:22:21 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

EDWARD JOHNSON & PARTNERS
Solicitor,Advocate and Notary Public
Office: Blenheim Tower
Westerdoksdijk 40
1013 AE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel;31- 615315691
Fax;31- 847381139
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you On behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Sir Engr. William
Morganson ( ksm), I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary
to the bequest of the sum of US$7.100.000 [Seven Million One Hundred
Thousand US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The
late Sir Engr. William Morganson until his death was a former Managing
Director and pioneer staff of Coca-Cola here in Netherlands . He was a very
dedicated Christian and a great philanthropist during his life time.
Late Sir Engr. William Morganson died on 9th February 2004 at the age of
68,He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Sir Engr. William Morganson
even though he was an American living and working in here as a foreigner he
requested before his death that he be buried here in the Netherlands ,in his
words, "I regard here as My home and the people as my people". He said that
this token is to support your ministry and help to the less- privelegded. I
hereby request that you forward any proof of identities of yours, your
current telephone and fax numbers and your forwarding address to enable us
file necessary documents at the Royal High court probate division for the
release of this bequeathed money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,
Helmut Meyer
For: Edward Johnson


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