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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: marrie alfarm <marriealfarm@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:27:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE URGENT ATTENTION,MY BRETHRENS IN THE LORD


Home Address:
No 3A hassan Avenue
Assiyeye
Lome-Togo

My Lordship,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former Mrs MARRIR ALFARM, now Mrs MARRIR ALFARM ,a widow to Late ALFARM Jones, I am 74years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indications my condition is really deteriorating and its quite obvious that I won't live more than six months according to my Doctors because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband was killed during the Gulf war, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, Europe Asia. My late husband has money in banks in those countries America Europe and Africa and I prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of ($40 Mill!
ion Us
Dollars) to churches for the development of church in your country and also for the less privileged. Please I want you to note that, this
fund is laying in a bank in africa upon my instruction, my lawyers will file in an application for the transfer of the money in the name of your company. For us to commence send me the following

YOUR FULL NAME
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
NAME OF YOUR CHURCH
ACCOUNT DETAILS

Lastly I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose,
because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. Allieulia Allieulia.If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you the crown of life. Allieulia Allieulia. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. Hope you are a christian and I can trust you to use this 40 million and help churches in your country.

I await your urgent reply.

Yours in Christ

Mrs MARRIR ALFARM




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