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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: "Jabisalim @ummah.org" <jabisalim@msn.com>
Reply-To: jabisalim@ummah.org
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:28:55 +0000
Subject: My Sincere Desire............

Dear Friend,

It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe will
be a suprise,as we are both complete strangers. As you read this,I don't
want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Jabi Salim, a former merchant in Dubai,in the U.A.E. I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to my
laxity in caring for my health.

It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few
months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived
my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone
not even myself but my business.Though I am very rich, I was never
generous,I was always hostile to people and only focus on my business as
that was the only thing I cared for,but now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money
in the world.

I believe when I have a second chance to come to this world I would live my
life a different way from how I had lived it, now that it is dark for me, I
have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and
extended family members and as well as a few close friends.To correct my
wrong past life, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations,as I
want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and
Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,I cannot do this my
self anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute
the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not
trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I
have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge
cash deposit of six million dollars that I have with a Fudicial Company
Abroad,I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations and you must be sending me informations
of how it was disbursed either by email or otherwise . I have set aside 5%
for you for your time and patience.

Thanks.

Jabi Salim.
jabisalim@ummah.org

NB
Please do not share my email addess with anyone as I have received some
emails from some unscrupulos people claiming to be charity organisations and
other weird stories.

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