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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: "Dominic Williams" <dominicw@handbag.com>
Reply-To: dominicw@uku.co.uk
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 02:55:01 +0100
Subject: WITH TRUST!!

From The Desk Of:
Dominic Williams
Please Repply To This Email:
basiljohn221@yahoo.fr

God Is The ultimate Giver!
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former Mrs.Fatima Setia
Williams, now Mrs.Dominic Williams, A widow to the Late Sheik Mohammed Williams,
I am 72 years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long
time cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating
and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than four months according
to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad
stage.

My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in Afghanistan
when he travelled to Afghanistan to monitor an Hospital / a Humanitarian
Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the Afghan masses as
of then, whose majority, and 99 percent of them are muslims / islamic scholars
and loyalists, during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any
child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited
all his businesses and wealth.

My doctors have advised me that I may not live for more than four months,so
I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development
of the churches in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.I selected you after
visiting the website and I prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum
of US$12,200,000.00, to you for the less priviledged. Please I want you to
note that, this fund is deposited with a Security Firm and upon my instruction,
you will file in an application for the transfer of the money in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for
the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without Christ is vanity upon vanity.May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your
family. I Await Your Urgent Reply.
kindly contact my lawyer BARR. BASIL JOHN, through his Email Address:(basiljohn221@yahoo.fr).He
is now in west African (Nigeria) for an assignment.
Yours in Christ.
Mrs. Dominic Williams (JP).



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