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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 widow" 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.
  • private_email_andrew@yahoo.co.uk
  • andywill1975@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "A W" <infowilly2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:58:51 +0000
Subject: Remain blessed.

A Special Season Proposal from Mr. Andrew Williams.



Hello, Contained herein is an information meant solely for your consumption
and consideration. This I say because the year is fast ending, and I am
moved to make this decision so that you can be of help to many out there
that have no hope to end this season with a good plate of food on their
table. You will also benefit greatly to give your family a fabulous seasons
treatment.

I and my wife (both British Citizens) worked in the oil field of Iraq,
doubling our work there with an orphanage we run for the less priviledged
until the invasion. However, we never relented after the oil field became
danger zone to workers and foreigners but stayed in a Village of mostly
Sunni Christains and not extreme muslims till December last year when we
were forced to leave Iraq partly due to my wife's illness and the heat of
the war. We were married for eleven Years without a child. My wife early
this year died after a brief illness that lasted for only Four Days.

During our years in Iraq, we made a Fixed Deposit of $5.5MILLION USD with a
bank in Europe for a term of 10years. this Money is still With the Bank.
Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next four months
due to my cancer problem, my biggest problem been my stroke. I am what you
can call a child from the lost generation been born in the early days of
WW11. My father was stationed in Northern Ireland during the war were I lost
my whole family when German planes attacked a fuel depot near our station in
Ireland leaving me an orphan with no relative.

I moved to London after the war, where I single-handedly built my career.
Having known my Condition,I have decided to donate the above fund to church
or Better still a Christian or good Muslim individual that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a centre built that will
use this money to fund churches, Mosques, less priviledged, Research centers
and to ensure that world peace is Maintained through the instrument of love
for the less priviledged and all human since we have but one God.

All I am asking of you is to assist me in making the collection of this
deposit and dispatching the funds as I requested above. As soon As I receive
your reply, we will contract the services of an attorney I will recommend
who among other things shall give you the contact of The bank. I will Also
issue you a letter of authority that will empower You as the new beneficiary
of this fund.

I want you to always pray for me. You will have your reward after the fund
must have entered your account, since you will keep 20% of the funds for
yourself and your family & 10% should be to cover any expenses that might be
incurred in the process of making this claims.
The rest must be utilised as I stated above. As soon as you finish reading
if you are capable and sincere to assist me in collecting this fund reply
and provide me with your address and contact mobile/home phone numbers so
that I can now direct you to the attorney who would put you through the
whole process. Please reply this email to private_email_andrew@yahoo.co.uk
or andywill1975@myway.com.

Remain blessed.

Andrew Williams.

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