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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: "matsmit@terra.es" <matsmit@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:49:08 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Smithson Estate



Smithson Estate Administrators
London, England.
Telefax: 08712513645

Attention: Estate Beneficiary
This is Mary Smith, Estate Administrators and attorney to late
Bob Jefferson, formerly a diamond & Precious stones merchant in
sub-Saharan Africa.
I am contacting you respectfully request that you keep the
contents and information you come by as a result of this mail
confidential respecting the integrity therein bearing in mind
that I am contacting you alone independent of any investigation.
No other person is informed of this communication which I am
about revealing to you, after several attempts otherwise to
contact you proved unsuccessful, which would be of interest
and immense value.
My client (the above mentioned person) who is now deceased, in his
WILL left his entire Estate inheritance worth millions of Pounds
Sterling in value to someone who bears same name as you.
This person we have waited to show up in our office for the Estate
claims as the beneficiary after the death of Bob Jefferson, so
far leaving us with no option other than searching for this
beneficiary to fulfill the wishes on the WILL.
For two years now, we have tried effortlessly to locate the person
whose name appears on the WILL without success hitherto contacting
you as a name-sake of the beneficiary for the transfer of this
estate value to you.The fact remains l had to contact you personally
to stand as the ultimate heir to this inheritance in fulfillment of
the terms of the Will.
Should you agree to the terms of this mail and interested in this
Estate benefits, kindly confirm your desire by responding to this
message to commence with arrangements towards the transfer of this
"Estate benefits" to you as the rightful beneficiary.
Sincerely,
Mary Smith





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