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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: MarcelBrown <m_brown@web-mail.com.ar> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:26:51 -0500
Subject: Response Needed.



This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we
have not yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of
causing you any pains so i decided to contact you through this
medium .

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is Marcel Brown, I
have been diagnosed with esophageal Cancer that was discovered
very late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled
all form 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 I know my time is near, 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 and Schools in the UAE. I have
decided to give alms to charity organizations, 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,
London and Ireland. 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
donate the money, which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria, 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 is the huge cash deposit that I have with Financial Firm Abroad .I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations and let them know that it is I Marcel Brown that is making this generous donation.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
I await your urgent reply.
Yours sincerly
Marcel Brown
m_brown@web-mail.com.ar
N.B
I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital.






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