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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: "SILVANA JAYASINHA" <jayasinha3@msn.com>
Reply-To: silvanam@uk2.net
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:56:46 +0000
Subject: JAYASINHA FOUNDATION.

Compliment Beloved,

I am mother Silvana.M. Jayasinha, Formerly Silvana C. Weddell, I am 50 years
old. I became a
citizen of Hong kong due to marriage, but I am resident in Falkland Islands
(Islas Malvinas) at
present which will be probably my final resting place. I was born an orphan
in 1955. I have
no father or mother,and I have no relatives.

I was blessed to have married a humble and kind man, Dr. Matyer Jayasinha.We
both struggled and
worked hard and the Almighty blessed us abundantly with riches.He was a
dealer in textiles,
apparel.

I am now old and sick without a husband and children.This has made me
unhappy. I have not
re-married due to the fact that I want to cherish my husband`s memory. For 2
years now i have
been seriously sick.
I am presently in hospital suffering from cancer and I had a stroke which
has affected my speech.
The left side of my body is paralysed. The doctors say I have a few months
to live.I can only
move my right hand,and I am able to write a little with it and what I have
written is beensent to
you via e-mail by my private computer.

I have little time so I have committed it to spreading my wealth towards
better health care for
mankind because this will be what my husband wanted. I am currently being
attended to by a
private nurse at my abode.
I have earmarked some funds for the management and to upgrade and build a
new cancer research
facility where I was being treated up to a few months ago.
This will provide better health care for other cancer patients.I don`t know
you, I was able to
get your e-mail address through a specialized source.There are several
projects of which i don`t
have time to execute at present so I am contacting different individuals
with the hope that you
will carry out my instructions for the sake of humanity.Closer to his call
home, he made me
aware of the liquid funds and kind worth $1.9 million U.S.D. In currency and
kind with a
financial company.I want you to take custody of the deposit,and use the
money to build an
orphanage in your country.You will name it after our names Silvana .M.
Jayasinha
Foundation Home.

I do not want any of my husband`s relatives to benefit from our labour
because most of them
avoided us when we were struggling. They have no idea about my present
location.
Giving to the poor and less privileged is what being a christian is about.

All I need from you is your assurance that you will use this funds
judiciously as stated in this
message.I am not able to use my laptop as often as I will like due to the
advice given me by the
doctors.This is all for now.

May you remain blessed.
Silvana .M. Jayasinha .

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