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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: "HASSAN PETERS" <fountainseed56@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: fountainseed100@oceanicsinterest.com
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:37:24 -0700
Subject: HASSAN

Dear Friend,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for
me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is HASSAN PETERS, a merchant in Dubai, in the
U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer which was discovered
very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all
forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to
live,according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone not even myself but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the only
thing I cared for.

But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than
just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when
God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life
a different way from how I have lived it.

Now that God! has called me, I have willed and given
most of my properties and assets to my immediate and
extended family members and as well as a few close
friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I
have decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succour and

confort to the less priviledged in our societies, as I want this to be

one of the last good deeds I do on earth.

So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now
that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do
this my self anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of
my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity
organization and to the less priviledged in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they


refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them

anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for

them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
($25.3M) that I have with a Security Company in Europe for safe

keeping. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and disburse

it to some charity organizations and to the less priviledged.

I have set aside 10% for your time and patience.

Please I am waiting for your urgent response.

Regards,
Hassan Peters.



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