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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: "Anita Mckiver" <anitamckiver122@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_anita_mckiver444@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:39:46 -0700
Subject: i will help

Dear sir/ma.
My name is anita mckiver am 65yrs old of age, i stay in new york city usa.i
am a good merchant, i have several industrial companys and good share in
various banks in the world,I spend all my life on investment and coporate
business. all the way i lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal
accident that occur in november 5th 2003.i am a very greedy woman with all
cost i dont know much and care about people, since when i have an experience
of my lovley ones i felt weak.i found it difficult to sleep and give rest.
later in the year 2004 february
i was sent a letter of medical check up, as my personal doctor testify that
i have a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life soon.i found it
uneasy to survive myself, beacuse a lot of investment cannot be run and
manage by me again.i quickly call up a pastor/prophet to give me positive
thinking on this solution, as my adviser.
He minister to me to share my property ,wealth, to motherless
baby/orphanagehomes/people that need money for survivor both student thet
need money/ business woman and man for their investment for future rising.So
therfore i am writing this letter to people who really need help from me
both student in college, to conatct me urgently. so that i can make
available preparation on that.especially women of the day, who are divorced
by their husband, why they cannot survive the mist of feeding their
self.please contact me to stop
weeping.probably let me know what you really need the money for, and if you
can
still help me to distribute money to nearest orhanages homes near your
town.now am so much with GOD, am now born again.May the lord bless you, as
you reach me,please to remind you,dont belongs to scammers or any act of
fraudulent on internet.
thanks.
Anita
Tel- 212-606-30411

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