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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: thomasfan@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:42:14 -0800
Subject: PERSONAL

Dear sir/madam

How are you today? I am Dr. Thomas Fernandez a consultant
cardiologist andI guess you must be apprehensive as we have not met
personally before now.Over the years, I had patient Mrs. Patricia Maria

Gonzales who a protracted illness and I was very close to her in her last

days. I was not too surprised I was mentioned in her Will. She also
left specific Instructions that I look out for someone of repute to put
to
use the sum ofSeventeen Million Four Hundred and Fifty thousand United

States Dollars (USD$17.450.000.00). for Humanitarian Activities.
I have recieved routine notifications from her investor over the
years now. I did look out for a couple of well known names here and
abroad who could administer these funds for Humanitarian Activities.
Following the aftermath of Sept.11th when some of these well known names

were found not to have used the funds given to them for Humanitarian
Activities, I then decided to look out for someone whom I could
introduce to the investor as someone who will administer the usage of the
funds.After proper discussions,I will write to her investor and introduce
you. I intend to
use 50% of the total sum personally for Humanitarian Activities in
accordance with thewish of Mrs. Patricia Maria Gonzales. This way, I will
be
sure that the funds are judiciously put to use. As I am looking at some

war-ravaged countries of the world and also some of the poorest nations
of the world. I am offering you 20% for your help. You might wonder why
I have decided to
look for someone whom I have not had transactions with before, this is as

a result of the fact that I prefer to have this transaction with
someone whom after collection would proceed back to his country and not
with someone whom I will have to continually live with. He might later develop
negative ideas in the
future so I will prefer to have this sorted out with someone not too
close. However, if you do not feel comfortable with the transaction, please
feel free and discontinue while I want to reassure ou though that you have
nothing to worry about.I
await your response.

Regards
Dr. Thomas Fernandez.

PLS SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO thomasf@tsamail.co.za


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