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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: "Elizabeth Cusova" <mrs_cusova@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:11:36 +0000
Subject: From Mrs.Elizabeth Cusova Please Attend

From: Mrs.Elizabeth Cusova.
Chisinau,
Repuplic Of Moldova.


DEAREST ONE,

Mysteries has gone in my life. In Chisinau,Repuplic Of Moldova is where I
meet a hell in my life. 5th December 1999 when my Husband Mr Cusova
Vladimir died of sickness know as Haemorrhage of the brain.
My late Husband was a wealthy oil merchant.The trouble began early last year
when my Husband's associates started suspecting that my Husband did not give
the proper accounts of all the business transaction they did together when
he was alive.

This mistrust deepens between Jul-Aug 1999 when they discovered a very big
sum of money my husband deposited with a deposit firm in Europe, As a result
of this discovery and the enviness of the money,and knowing that my husband
is late and I am a widow, they want to claim the money from me.Before his
death, he revealed to me the reasons of his hatred.He directed me where to
get the documents of the said deposit, he told me that he enrolled my name
as his next of kin for the deposit, being that we have been married for 11
years with out a child. He advised me that I should not stay in the country
because his enemies might equally kill me to reap all his wealth.

I am presently in a hospital and the doctor said that I have cancer and my
chance of surviving is very little.However, my late husband instructed me
that if he dies, that I should look for a foreign partner who will help me
to house the funds into his account and the person will help me to invest
the funds in his or her country.like I said My Husband finally died on 12th
of Decmeber and since then I was out of job and went into hiding because of
my Husband's business associates. All the relevant documents of the funds
that was deposited in a Deposit firm are intact with me now.

My name is Mrs. Elizabeth Cusova.Please I would like you to assist me as
urgent as you can before they kill me.I agreed to give you 10% of this funds
,if you can help me Please contact me immediately which I find very easy to
access.

I will be expecting your soonest reply as soon as you get through with this
mail of progress.
Thanks and best regards.


Elizabeth Cusova (Mrs)

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