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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.MATHIAS RATH HEALTH FOUNDATION" <dr_rath@save-a-soul.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:11:07 +0000
Subject: SAVE A SOUL!!!!

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 infected HIV/AIDS  patients 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 Italy for  a confrence meeting on HIV/AIDS  Discussion. BBC:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4127636.stm

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.Richard Packer

EMAIL: info@document-processing-officer.net
PHONE::+447031841065

 

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 to my website.For futher details E-mail:drugs@dr-mrath-health-foundation.net

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