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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.
  • francoisemauric@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Mary Khalid" <mrsmarykhalid196@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:56:16 -0500
Subject: Calvary Greetings From Mary Khalid

Dear Brother/Sister's in Lord Christ Jesus.

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am former Mrs aliza
Wasilat ali rasaq,now Mrs Mary Khalid,a widow to Late ali rasaq Mohammed,I
am 72years 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 is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months,
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.

My late husband was killed during the Gulf war, and during the
period of ourmarriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold blood
during the Gulf 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 recenlty relocated to Israel,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 $19.500,000.00 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 in Europe and the company has branches,
therefore my lawyer will file an immediate application for the transfer of
the money in the name of your ministry. Please, do not reply me 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's life is vanity upon vanity. If you have to die says the 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. If your are interested do reach my Attorney he lives in Isreal.

His Particulars are

Name :Avocat Francoise Mauric
email: francoisemauric@netscape.net

Thanks for your assistance
Yours in Christ,
MRS MARY KHALID.
KUWAIT.

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