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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: "DR.MATTHAIS RATH" <drugs@dr-mrath-health-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:50:25 +0000
Subject: DR.RATH HEALTH FOUNDATION TO SAVE OUR SUFFERING AIDS PATIENTS!!!!!!!!!

Dear Beloved Friend,

Goodday to you, I sincerely hope that after you read this mail you will
respond to my call let me start by introducing myself . My name is
Dr.Matthias Rath the founder of Dr.Rath Health foundation responsible for
Health,Peace and social justice.Am a citizen of Stuttgart Germany an
accomplished scientist and internationally recognized physician whose divine
breakthrough to the cure of Aids are saving the lifes of our Hiv sufferers
in developing countries around the world.


Recently i supplied our Aids Drugs worth US$500,000,000(five Hundred million
united state dollars) to our Licenced Distributor in Europe ,which after two
days he died in a plane crash when travelling to Africa on a conference
meeting for Hiv discussion.BBC:news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/

Due to the high capital involved in this transaction am afraid ,i need to
be very careful to see this foundation don't run out into lost.This is why i
kindly seek for your great assistance to distribute this Aids drugs in
your country ,which on a benefit you will be rewarded with 30%from the Whole
fund involved and 5%mark out to cover the delivery charge and the remanning
65% you are to inturn remmit to us will be used to produced new treatments
for other serious and life-threatening pediatric illnesses.

To proceed futher with this transaction,please contact our European Agent
assigned to this case for he will be responsible to assist you with all
legal documents which will empower you as the trust worthy person to recieve
this drugs from our Diplomatic Shipping Agency here in Europe.

NAME:Mr.Luisa Adams
EMAIL:contact@documents-processing-officer.com
PHONE::+447-031-943-217
FAX::+447-043-018-678

Thanks for your anticipatic Co-operation,as i assure you smooth working
relationship with this foundation.
Yours sincerely
Dr. Matthias Rath
website:www4.dr-rath-foundation.org
www.drrathresearch.org
NB:
For purpose of security and confidential reasons ,due to the huge amount of
capital involved .You are not allowed to make phone calls or Email to my
website for now untill the drugs arrives your distination.

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