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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: "MRS MABEL JOHNSON" <mrs_mabel_johnson@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:44:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BELOVED IN CHRIST FROM MRS. MABEL JOHNSON
DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,
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IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,KNOWING THE TRUTH AND =
THE TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE.HAVING KNOWN THE TRUTH I HAD NO CHOICE THAN =
TO DO WHAT IS LAWFUL AND RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE AND=
IN THE SIGHT OF MAN FOR WITNESS OF GOD=B4S MERCY AND GLORY UPON MY LIF=
E. I AM MABEL JOHNSON. I AM MARRIED TO DR.NICOLAS JOHNSON, A CONTRACTOR=
IN EGYPT FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2001. WE WERE MAR=
RIED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, HE DIED DURING ONE OF THE =
POLITICAL RIOTS IN EGYPT. HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND SLAIN TO DEATH BY PRO=
TESTING YOUTHS IN THE REGION, BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN =
CHRISTIANS.
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SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALI=
VE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (USD9.8MILLION) WITH A BANK IN THE UK AND NO=
W THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAVE JUST INFORMED ME TO COME FORWARD TO R=
ECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION TO SOMEBODY =
TO ECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF IF I CAN NOT COME OVER BECAUSE OF MY CONDITIO=
N AT HAND. I AM PRESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE BEE=
N UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS, I HAVE SINCE LOST MY AB=
ILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS=
TO LIVE.IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT T=
HE END OF EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AMONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YO=
UR COMPENSATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY ENTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 30% OF T=
HE TOTAL AMOUNT, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR THE WORK OF GOD.
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I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR PEOPLE =
SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND THE HOMELESS, AND I BELIEV=
E THE MORE YOU GIVE THE MORE BLESSINGS YOU RECEIVE. WITH GOD ALL THINGS=
ARE POSSIBLE AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONT=
ACT OFTHE BANK IN UK WHERE THE MONEY HAH BEEN DEPOSITED.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3.PRESENT ADDRESS
4.SEX
5.AGE=20
6.OCCUPATION
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER
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I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL mrs_mabel_johnson@l=
atinmail.com ONLY SO THAT I GIVE YOU MY ATTORNEY'S CONTACT INFORMATION=
IN LONDON TO ENABLE YOU REACH HIM PLEASE. MORESO, YOU CAN CALL HIM FO=
R MORE BRIEFING PLEASE:
BARRISTER STEVE GRANT
TEL: 44-7024024428
YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS.MABEL JOHNSON.
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