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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: "NoDrug Humanitarian Money" <nodrug4@gawab.com>
Reply-To: humanitarian@nodrugs.imess.net
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:19:31 +0100
Subject: Give Out THIS HELP Around You

Dear F'riend,

Please, kindly use, as stated in this mail.

I am Jonathan Heal, a citizen of Liberia West
Africa. All my life I have been involved in
legitimate business before my business went
bankrupt. Things went so ba’d and tough
before a f’riend introduced me to Petroleum
bunkering business. Within a short while I
ma’de it financially, more than I ha’d ever
thought.

In one of the dividend sharing of the
bunkering profits, quarrel broke out between
me and one of my partners, whom I didn't
realize was a government agent. One event led
to the other and I got arrested. All attempt
by government to recover the money I ma'de
failed.

I regret ever going into bunkering, because
during my short stay in cell where I was
detained, I was injected before I was finally
released. Two months after my release, I was
diagnosed by doctors to have been infected
with Acute Cancer of the skin and according
to them, it is killing me slowly. I am
now left at the mercy of death.

Now that I am dying, I want you to assist me
use this fund to build an ORPHANAGE HOME that
will accommodate the MOTHERLESS and the
HOMELESS CHILDREN and carter for the
HELPLESS. I strongly believe you will use
the money for the sole purpose I have stated
in this message and not for other self
purposes. Although I do not know you, I
believe God will use you to use this fund
well/wisely for those out there suffering, as
I have often done before getting arrested
by government.

I have alrea’dy deposited the fund, a sum
of $17 Million, US D’ollars in a Package
Delivery Company as a 'Delivery Package' for
the past 6 months, for safe keeping.

I would want you to send me your:

1. Full Name
2. Telephone
3. Fax number
4. Email a’ddress
5. Nationality

Once I get this information, I will forward
them to the Company for the processing of
your REPRESENTATIVE/BENEFICIARY Document, as
the beneficiary before the Package (FUNDS)
will be handed to you for collection.

I await your immediate reply.

Best regard



Jonathan Heal

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