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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • sistermary050@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SISTER MARY WILLIAMS" <sistermary001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sistermary@compaqnet.fr
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:15:25 -0700
Subject: GREETING'S FROM SISTER MARY WILLIAMS

Beloved in Christ,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,Am from United
Kingdom I am former Mrs Fatima Aisha Williams i came from united kingdom,
now Sister Mary Williams , a widow to Late Usman Tanko Alamin Williams, I am
61 years old, I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time
cancer of the blood.

>From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite
obvious that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage
as gotten to a very severe stage.
My late husband was killed during the Iraqi war, and during the period of
our marriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold blood during the
Iraqi war. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited
all his business and wealth.

My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than six months
and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this
wealth, by contributing to the development of evangelism in Africa, America,
Europe and Asian Countries. This mission which will no doubt be tasking had
made me to recently relocated to London, where I live presently.

I selected your church after visiting the website for this purpose and
prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of $25.000,000.00 Million US
Dollars to your Church/Ministry for the development of evangelism and also
as aids for the less privileged around you.
Please note that, this fund is lying in a Security Company if you have the
intention of using this fund for personal use other than enhancement of
evangelism.
Lastly, I want you/your ministry to be praying for me as regards my entire
life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth
lately that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one? life is vanity
upon vanity. If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you
the crown of life.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the sweet
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. You can still contact me with
sistermary050@yahoo.com

Yours in Christ,

Sister Mary Williams

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