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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: mr_johnsmith07@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:08:52 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO YOU(REV OSVALDO JOHN)




PRAISED BE TO THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Rev.Father Osvaldo Padila John 65 years old from the republic of
Ireland. Presently, I am the catholic Archbishop of Abuja Dioceses in
Nigeria.
Ever since I became an Archbishop, i have been helping the Orphans in
the Orphanage/Motherless homes across some few Africa countries. I have
donated some money to Orphanage in Sudan, Mozambique, South Africa, and
Liberia with the little God has given me.

But it is sad to let you know that, i became ill recently from Cancer
of the liver. Before i got ill, i had sent some money amounting to Four
Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($4.2M) to a security and
financial company in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and China.The fund is
safe. I have been using the company for over Ten years now.


I am presently admitted in Central Hospitals Abuja, Nigeria. with
little hope of survival. Please if you can stand as my Next of Kin to
this funds, kindly reply me along with your


Name:
Address:
Tel/Fax:

to enable me forward a letter of nominee in your name to the said
security company where the funds is been kept for further distributions
among the Orphanages in your country as directed by me. As soon as i
get your response, I will make you my next of Kin and furnish you with
more details on how the funds will be claim by you from the financial
company.Thereafter, i will also give you instruction on how the funds
will be distributed among some orphange homes in your country.

In return, I am offering you 25% of the total sum ($4.2M), while extra
5% shall be set aside for all expenses incured by you during the
process of claim.to me that, you would be trustworthy
enough to carry out this soul surviving transaction for the less
priviledge.

May the Almighty God bless and protect you.

Thank you,

Fr. Osvaldo Padila John.









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