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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: mariam alsuwaij <mariam_s_alsuwaij1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:54:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: AN URGENT GUARDIAN AND PARTNERSHIP NEEDED.



REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.


Assalamualaikum Sir,



My name is Mariam Safia Al-Suwaij, the wife of late Sheik Mahjid Al-Suwaij from Iraq. He was among the innocent civilian citizen that were murdered during the current US led war, to topple Saddam Hussein in my country, before then, he was the founder of his "Islamic Scholars Organization"(I.S.O.) before his sudden death. My husband before his death, was about to build a Mosque for his members the Islamic Scholars Organisation, which he was about to conclude the arrangement and only on the commencement, he Unfortunately met with his sudden death from a stray bomb of the US soldiers that hit the place my husband was having prayers in the central outskirts of the town and took the life of my beloved husband. However, it did seem as if he foresaw the incidence of his giving up his ghost, for after his death, his lawyer came and read his ‘WILL’ to the entire family. This was the content of the WILL:
" DEAR "IN MY ABSENCE FROM THIS SINFULL WORLD, MAY I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF ($28,5 MILLION DOLLARS), which l deposited with a private security company in the the JOHANNESBURG, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, with the security code. The security code number is with the security company and will be released to you upon their confirmation that you are my wife and soul mate, since Sheik work is by a spiritual call, if you cannot carry on with it, you can look for a Foreigner that will help you to redeem the money for proper investment and management."
Consequently, l am now in Sandton, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. and in possession of all the documents of the deposits with my son and two daughters as refugees and since the United Nations Policy on ASYLUM states that no asylum holder will be allowed to participate or possess any monetary investment except that you become a citizen l was left with no option than to now solicit for your assistance in this matter. I want to assure you that this money is for the family and my late husband was not a Political leader and has never served the government either. There is no risk involved in this very transactional assistance.

Regards,
Mariam Safia Al-Suwaij, Esra Tanya Al-Suwaij, Katrin Raz Al-Suwaij ,
Jamal Bill Al-Suwaij
(Son, two daughters and the wife of the late Sheik mahjid al-Suwaij.)

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