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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: "MISS J. SMITH" <jsmith_22008@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:07:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Calling For Help,,
Urgent Calling For Help,
Hope this mail meets you well, please permit me to introduce my self to you, my name is miss jean smith, , the only daughter of Late Mr/mrs Williams Smith.
I am seeking for your assistance to help me transfer the sum of ( $7,000,000.00 ) Seven Million United State of American Dollars that I inherited from my late father to your bank account .
I am willing to offer you 15% of the total fund as a mode of compensation after the transfer for your time and effort. All the necessary documents concerning this fund is intact. please get back to me asap through my private email address (jsm_900@yahoo.co.jp) for more details concerning this
fund and I will equally send you my photos so that you will see and know whom I am.
Waiting for your cooperation.
Yours Faithfully,
Jean.
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