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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • lowyerwilliam_momoh1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Jennifer Wilson" <jenniferwilsonprivatest@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:06:54 +0000
Subject: BEAR WITH MY LAWYER

Hauptstraße 74a
2842 Troisdorf
Spich GERMANY

Dear Friend

I AM Mrs.Jennifer Wilson, I am a dying woman who had decided to donate what
I have to you.
AM 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,immediately
after the death of my husband, who had left me a everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to the you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives
to use my husband's hard earned funds ungodly.I have asked God to forgive me
all my sins and i believe

he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation,and
i pray that i survive the operation.
I have decided to will /donate the sum of $8.5m Dollars,(Eight pount five
million Dollars.) to you for the good work of the lord, and to help the
motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot receive any telephone calls, due to the fact that my
relatives are around me and i have been restricted by my doctor from taking
telephone calls because i deserve all thee rest i can get,Presently,I have
informed my Lowyer about my decision in willing this fund to you.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and
please use this funds well and always extend the good work to others. Kindly
Contact my lawyer through this email address;
lowyerwilliam_momoh1@yahoo.co.uk if you are interested so that he can
arrange the release of the funds ($8.5m Dollars) to you.I know I have never
met you but I have been directed to do this by God,and i hope you act
sincerely.

NB: I Will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish, due to the fact that i do not wan't relatives or family member's
standing On the way of my last wish,Thank you very much for your good
responding and may God almight bear with you and your family.

Yoursfaithfully.


Mrs.Jennifer Wilson

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