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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: "Rev.Sister Mary Jeanette Rimando" <rev_sister_mary03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rev_sr_mary03@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:29:24 +0000
Subject: Dearest in Christ

Dearest in Christ

NOTICATION OF BEQUEST PAYMENT

On behalf of the Trustes and Executor of the estate of Late Proff. Tunde
Salorin, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through
the Post Office was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you via
your e-mail address . I wish to notify you that late Proff. Tunde Salorin
made you a beneficiary to his will. He left the sum of Seven Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars (US$750, 000)to you in the codicil and last testament
to his will. 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.Proff. Tunde Salorin until his death was
a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant construction
company. He was a very dedicated
Christian who loved to give out.His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his life time. Late Proff. Tunde Salorin died on the 9th day
of February 2002 at the age of 82 years, and his Will is now ready for
execution.

According to him this money is to support your Christian activities and to
help the poor and the needy. Please If I reach you as I am hopeful,
endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to
enable the immediate execution of your portion of the bequest to enable
earlier disbursment by the Paying Bank. You should foward along your
telephone and fax numbers,including a proof to confirm your identity as the
beneficiary in question and your current mailing address .Proof of Identity
should be either International passport or drivers License.

I expect your earliest response.

Sincerely,
Rev.Sr. Mary Jeanette Rimando

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