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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: "saheed jaidi" <jaidseeh@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:09:54 +0000
Subject: goodwill

DEAR FRIEND,


AS YOU READ THIS LETTER, PLEASE DONT FEEL SORRY FOR ME. BECAUSE I
BELIEVE EVERYONE WILL DIE SOME DAY.I AM A MERCHANT IN DUBAI,IN THE
U.A.E, I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WHICH WAS
DISCOVERED
VERY
LATELY, DUE TO MY LAXITY IN CARING FOR MY HEALTH.
IT HAS DEFILED ALL FORMS OF MEDICINE, AND AT PRESENT I HAVE ONLY ABOUT
A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE,ACCORDING TO MEDICAL EXPERTS. HAVE NEVER
PARTICULARLY LIVED MY LIFE SO WELL,AS I NEVER REALLY CARED FOR ANyONE
NOT EVEN MYSEF BUT MY BUSSINESS.THOUGH I AM VERY RICH,BUT NEVER
GENEROUS,I WAS ALWAYS HOSTILE TO PEOPLE, AND I ONLY FOCUSED ON MY
BUSSINESS AS THAT
WAS THE ONLY THING I CARED FOR. BUT NOW I REGRET ALL THIS AS I NOW KNOW
THAT THEY IS MORE TO LIFE AND JUST ONE THING TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY IN
THE WORLD.

I BELIEVE WHEN GOD GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE TO COME TO THIS WORLD I WILL
LIVE MY LIFE IN A DIFFERENT WAY FROM HOW I HAVE LIVED BEFORE. NOW THAT
GOD HAS CALLED ME THROUGH THIS WAY, I HAVE WILLED AND GIVEN OUT MOST OF
MY PROPERTIES AND ASSETS TO MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY, AND AS
WELL HAS FEW CLOSED FRIENDS. I WANT GOD TO BE MERCUFULL TO ME AND
ACCEPT
MY SOUL, AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE ALMS TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS,AS
I WANT THIS TO BE ONE OF THE LAST GOOD DEEDS I DID ON EARTH.
SO FAR, I HAVE DISTRIBUTED SO MUCH MONEY TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN
U.A.E IN ALGERIA AND MALAYSIA. NOW THAT MY HEALTH AS DETERIORETED SO
BADLY,I CAN NOT DO THIS MYSELF ANY MORE.


I ONCED ASKED MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSE ONE OF MY ACCOUNTS,
AND DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS WHICH I HAVE GIVEN TO
CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN BULGARIA AND PAKISTAN, THEY REFUSED AND KEPT
THE MONEY TO THEMSELF.HENCE I DO NOT TRUST THEM ANY MORE,AS THEY SEEMS
NOT TO BE CONTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE LEFT FOR THEM.
THE LAST OF THE FUNDS WHICH NO ONE KNOWS OF IS THE HUGE CASH DEPOSIT OF
THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS($3,500.000) IN EUROPE WITH
A CARGO/ SHIPPING SECURITY FIRM.


I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD HELP TO DISPATCH THE FUND TO
CHARITY
ORGANIZATIONS.I HAVE SET ASIDE 20% PERCENT FOR YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
PATIENCE. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AS YOU HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A BOLD STEP
TO HEAL THE WORLD WITH ME OR EVEN IN MY DEMISE.

CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS,
Email: jaid_seed@yahoo.com.com
BEST REGARDS.
Mr Jaidi Saheed

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