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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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  • pastor_peter22003@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "From Pastor Peter" <pastor_peter220034@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pastor_peter22003@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:56:32 +0000
Subject: God Bless You

Revival Church of Christ.
Macoury boulevard,
11 BP 337 Abidjan 11.
Cote d'Ivoire.
Email, pastor_peter22003@yahoo.fr

Dear Freind,

I am pastor Peter Kone, pastor incharge Revival Church
of Christ here in Abidjan, I know that this letter
will come to you as a surprise nevertheless,

I will like you to treat the matter as urgent as you
can once you receive this message, my contact to you
is a divine contact from the direction of of our
Lord Jesus Christ, hope you will not let down this trust
as I am quite sure that you are also a believer too.

The late Mrs Elizabeth Najao was a member of this
church because of the trust she had on me as her
pastor, before her sudden death she revealed to me
$9.5m her late husband Dr.Stephen Najao deposited in
bank here in case she did not survive her sickness,
I should make an arrangement with a foreigner in
Abroad who will contact the bank as her late husband
business partner to provide an account where the bank will
transfer the money forthe future of their two little kids Azu and Mary,
she do not want the money to be invested in this country
because of their enemies, now that Mrs Elizabeth was
no longer Alive May her soul rest in perfect peace
Amen. Please, if this letter touches you and you are
willing to guide this money for this orphans with
honesty and with the fear of God, please just get
back to me immediately so that I will give you more
details about the transfeF and also advice you on what to
do.Feel very free to carry on with this transfer
with me as I have gone to the bank where the money was
lodged and confirmed everything ok, there is
no risk involved in this transfer, everything will
go according to the will of God and with hope our God
will never let me down for directing me to you.

I am sending the divine glory of our Lord and peace
to you and your family,

Pastor Peter Kone


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