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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: jessica williams <jessica_williams1001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jessicawilliamscompany@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:20:28 +0000
Subject: Claim Your Will From Terry Williams Company.


Dear Helene,

I am the wife of late Terry Williams.until his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company in China and later invested in poultry farm and rice. He established himself as a wealthy farmer in Asia where he exported rice and other poultry produce.He was a very dedicated man and a great philantropist during his lifetime.

My late husband involved himself in helping people by giving investable loans in agriculture and other
ventures. Late Terry Williams died on 9th December2005 at the age of 78. He has since been buried on the 23rd of December 2005.He was an American, lived in Asia all through his active years but later moved down to London due to long term illness where he died in a specialist hospital.

On-behalf of the Trustees and Executors of the Will of late of Engr. Terry Williams (ksm), I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of US$1.3M [One Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars]deposited with mecury asset management security firm in Europe the codicil and last testament of the deceased.

I tried to hied it on myself.but the law has been too much to my life.due to the breast cancer i am
survering for and the doctor has confirm that i have only three mounths to live the world.therefore i
advised that this amount be "invested and then part of the proceeds be used in the work of humanity". I hereby request that you forward your current telephone for further discussion and your correct forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents of claims and send you the deposite certificate for you to take along to the securite firm for the release of this funds to you.

Please note that this is for real as probate expenses has been provided for. Please inform me if you did receive this notification this time.

Best Regards.

Mrs.Jessica Williams.


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