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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: "ganivin brown" <ganivinbrown@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:29:27 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

MR. GANI V. BROWN, ESQ
AHMED HASHI LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYERS
LONDON W1H 5AA
EMAIL:ganivinbrown@hotmail.com

My name is Gani Vin Brown, Principal Partner in Ahmed Hashi Law Chambers,
London, UK. I use to be a personal attorney to Mr. Mohammed Saibi who was
the chairman of Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia. Mr. Saibi died late last year of heart attack at the ripe age of 79
years.

Mr. Mohammed Saibi a Saudi Arabia Philanthropist, before he died, made a
Will in my law firm stating that $5.2M (Five million, Two Hundred Thousand
U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any charity home of our choice
overseas as his last contribution to humanity when it became obvious that he
will not be alive for too long. His only son,Rasheed Saibi and his entire
family has no knowledge of this. However, I am very much aware that he has
left enough wealth that will last his
generation a life time.

The true situation at the moment is that the said amount of money was
deposited with a security company only to be paid out to a charity home. The
charity home/organization would have to be picked by my law office. This
implies that you will stand as the beneficiary to this Will so that the
funds could be processed and transferred to your account if you are ready
and in a position to assist me. You do not need to have a charity
organization, all you need do is to declare your interest and show
seriousness. The paper works to present you as the benficiary will be done
by me.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Security
company because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the
beneficiary of this Will as soon as possible, else the account would be made
dormant since Mr. Saibi was ill for a long period of time before his demise.

If you are interested in assisting me, I will give you 30% of the entire
funds after paying taxes due to your government and expenses during the
course of this deal withdrawn from it. The balance will be mine although I
intend to send some of it to a charity organization.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details if you are
satisfied with my proposition and feel you are in a position to assist me.
Bearing in mind the confidential nature of this transaction, I
will prefer you respond through mail.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Gani Brown Esq.

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