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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: "Abdul Rahamo" <abdulrahamo02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdul_raham11@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:15:11 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am Abdul Raham,A merchant in Dubai, United Arab Emirate. I have been
diagnised with Cancer, which was discovered very late, due to my laxity
in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine; Right
now I have only about a few months to live, according to my Medical Doctor.
I
have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
myself but the oil business.


Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I only focused on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all
this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or
make
all the money in the world.I believe when God gives me a second chance and
heal me I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.

I have sowed a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and
as well as a few close friends.I want God to be merciful to me and
accept my soul and so,I have decided to give arms to charity organizations
and give succor and comfort to the less privileged of the Tsunami Victims,
as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth so far, by
distributed some of this money to some charity organizations in India
and Malaysia.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self
anymore.I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts
in Saudi Bank and distribute the money which I have there to charity
organization and to the less privileged in Bulgaria and Sudan Africa
They cashed the money but kept it only to themselves.

Hence I do not trust them anymore,as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them already. The last of my money, which no one
knows of,is the huge cash deposit of twenty two million dollars $ 22 million
that I have in the Vault of The Company in South America as family valuable
since the year 2003 for safekeeping.

I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse it to
the Tsunami Earthquake victims in Asia for the less priviledged. Please
send me a mail to indicate your wiliness to assist in this disbursement.

You will set aside 10% for you for your time and efforts.I need your
urgent reply with your full name and address where you come from,
Phone/Fax Number,so that I will not have to go on sourcing for a
credible person to handle this project for himself and the rest of the
world.

God bless you.
Abdul Raham
Please send your reply to this Email:(abdulraham11@yahoo.fr)

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