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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: "Linda Johnson" <linda_jsm2@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: linda_jsn2@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:38:05 +0000
Subject: Treat with Urgency.
Hello,
My name is Mrs.Linda Johnson a widow and a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for.I have been touched by my spirit todonate from what I have inherited from my late husband to the you for the good work of of the almighty, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray, that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked the lord to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful lord. I will be going in for an operation in less than one hour from now.
I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.
I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, andplease use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.Contact the bank at merit_trustbankplc@myway.com <mailto:merit_trustbankplc@myway.com> with my will and the account details as follows:
Account name/ Mr Dennis Johnson
Next of kin: Mrs Linda Johnson
Account number: MTB20134243241.
I am very sure that the bank will listen to you and have the fund transfered to your bank account for my detail instructions. Contact them and tell them that I have WILLED ($2,500, 000.00) to you by quoting my personal reference number; gdmchambers/WILL/9834520012/d06 and the lawyer at gd_malick1@yahoo.fr <mailto:gd_malick1@yahoo.fr>
I have also notified them that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I do not know you but I have been directed to do this.Thanks and God bless.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. And Also I will becontacting with you by email as I don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me. Do not ask why me, simply you are destined to be the one.
Best Regards,
Mrs.Linda Johnson.
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