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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.
  • dianaramey03@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Diana Ramey" <dianaramey11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:17:05 +0000
Subject: Dearest in Christ

DEAREST IN CHRIST,

CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. MY NAME
IS DIANA RAMEY (MRS) WIFE TO LATE MR. ERNEST KARL RAMEY. I AM OF MIDDLE
AGE,I HAVE NO FAMILY NO KIDS, I LOST MY HUSBAND AND MY ONLY TWO KIDS IN A
MOTOR ACCIDENT FIVE YEARS AGO IT'S SO SAD FOR ME RIGHT NOW, I AM VERY ILL
WITH CANCER, DOCTORS SAYS I HAVE SHORT TIME TO LIVE, I
HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE MY WEALTH TO AN HONEST PERSON THAT CAN USE IT TO
GLORIFY THE NAME OF THE LORD.

AFTER I RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM MY GOD TO USE THIS FUNDS TO DO GODS WORK
AND TO GIVE TO CHARITY, I PRAYED TO GOD FOR DIRECTION AND HE HAS BEEN
DIRECTING ME. I TOLD GOD THAT I WANT A MINISTRY, OR AN HONEST PERSON WHO
WILL SPEND THE FUND FOR THINGS THAT WILL GLORIFY HIS NAME. THIS REVELATION
CAME AFTER MY CONVERSION TO A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN. I RECEIVED CHRIST AND
IFOUND OUT THAT A SINNER HAS NO PLACE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. I NEVER HAD
REST OF MIND, I SEEKED GOD FOR FORGIVENESS AND HE REVEALED TO ME THAT I WILL
ONLY HAVE REST OF MIND IF I SERVE HIM WITH ALL MY WEALTH AND HE WILL BLESS
ME MIGHTILY.

IT WAS WHEN I RECEIVED CHRIST THAT I REALIZED THE MEANING OF GOING TO
HEAVEN. I NEED TO MAKE HEAVEN, I DON'T WANT TO PERISH IN HELL FIRE.AS MY
LEVEL OF CHRISTIANITY WAS INCREASING, I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE WEALTH OF
SINNERS ARE ACQUIRED FOR THE JUST. GOD OPENED MY EYES TO THE BOOK OF
ECCLESIASTES 6,VERSES 1 & 2. READ THIS SCRIPTURE AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD THAT GOD GAVE THE GRACE TO ACQUIREWEALTH
YET GOD DID NOT GIVE THEM THE GRACE TO ENJOY THE WEALTH. I HAPPENED TO FALL
INTO THE SAME CATEGORY NOW IT IS THE WISH OF GOD.

WHEN GOD REVEALED TO ME TO USE MY WEALTH TO DO HIS WORK, I UNDERSTOOD THAT
GOD WAS TESTING ME LIKE HE TESTED ABRAHAM AND OTHER MEN OF GOD.ABRAHAM
NEEDED A CHILD AND GOD ASKED HIM TO USE HIS ONLY SON FOR SACRIFICE, ABRAHAM
WAS FAITHFUL. HE OBEYED AND GOD MADE HIM FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND WHEN I WAS TOLD ABOUT MY ILLNESS I
HAVE TO SELL ALL OUR PROPERTIES WHICH AMOUNTED TO 12.7 MILLION POUND
STERLING, WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCE COMPANY IN EUROPE FOR SAFETY
PURPOSE, IF ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ME THIS FUNDS WILL BE IMPOUNDED. CAN YOU USE
THIS FUNDS FOR THE KINGDOM'S WORK AND FOR CHARITY PURPOSE?

I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT REPLY.

IN HIS SERVICE,

MRS. DIANA RAMEY

PLEASE REPLY TO EMAIL: dianaramey03@yahoo.com

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