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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • morgancustomerlinks@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FIDEL RONDO" <mohamadu245@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: delwest10000@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:11:43 +0000
Subject:

FIDEL RONDO & ASSOCIATES
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMNET
SEN-AVDAS NACOES LOTE, BRAZIL.
DATE: 25-4-2006
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Mr. Fidel Fernando, a merchant doing business in Asia
and
Middle East. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer, which was
discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It
has
defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few
months to live, according to medical experts in a private clinic here
in
London,
where I am presently lying on my sick bed waiting for death.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared
for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus 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 to come to this world I
will live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that
God
has called me, 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 in the U.A.E,
Algeria, Indonesia, India and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself any more.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money, which I have there to charity organization and
to
the less
privileged in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money
to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them any more, as they seem not to
be
contented with what I have left for them.
The last of my money, which no one knows of, is the huge cash
deposit
of($56,000,000,) Fifty Six Million US Dollars that I have, deposited
with a security company in Mumbai-India for safekeeping. I will want
you
to help me collect this deposit and disburse it to some charity
organizations and to the less privileged.
The contact of the security company in Mumbia-India for your
enquire
is:
NAME: MORGAN TRUST COURRIER SERVICE
TELEPHONE: +919833175512
EMAIL: Morgancustomerlinks@yahoo.co.in
PERSON TO CONTACT: Dr. Alexandra Paulistus.
But do not open up the content of the consignment to them, because
the
consignment was deposited with them as CONFIDENTIAL FAMILY TREASURES,
not money for your information. Also mind you that the certificate of
deposit and the necessary document which will authorized them to open
up
communication are with me.
Please send me a mail to indicate if you will assist me in this
disbursement. I have set aside 30% for you, for your time and
patience.
You can e-mail me at: ................. while I wait to hear from
you, may
God be with you and your entire family.
Please note: I am sending you this E-mail secretly against my
doctor's
advice to remain incommunicado with anyone, as this will deteriorate
my
present condition.
Remain blessed.
Mr. FIDEL RONDO
NB: Please would be better to email than calls due to my Illness as
the
Doctors will not allow me to receive any calls

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