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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: "EuroAmerican Promo" <richardgayol@euroamericanpromo.org>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:24:07 +0000
Subject: RE: Fw: ATTENTION: REF: E-A-L549-1
Dear Darlene Segraves,
We hereby inform you that we have processed your payment and your cheque is
ready for
disbursement.
In this regard you are to choose from the options below that best suites you
on how you wish
to receive your funds.
Also your funds deposited with us is not in liquid form but in Bank Cheque,
this advice
complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2,sub section (iv) of the procedural
manual of the funds
disbursement agreement existing between courier companies and the British
Government.
The options to receive your winnings are:
1. Come down in person to collect your funds at our payment center in either
London or
Spain depending on where there is availability of funds. You will be
required to present a
valid International Passport as proof of Identification amongst other
documentation which will
be required by the finance house if you choose this option.
2. Have our affiliate courier company send the cheque to our online payment
center, This is
In consonance with our policy in this regard, be advised that if you opt for
the cheque to be
couriered, we however exempts ourself from all liability related to this
service. The cost of this
service would be borne by you, this is a prerequisite for this option. You
will be referred to our
affiliate courier company so that you can make enquires concerning
modalities, and charges.
The reason for the courier option is for the fact of double taxation, that
is if you are to come
over to sign for the release of your winnings personally, you would have to
pay taxes on the
winnings in UK and then go and pay taxes on the same winnings in your
country once the
funds get there.
In the light of the above you are adviced to choose from the options given
to you. That is to
say if you opt for courier service you are to notify this office that we may
forward your check
and winning certificate per your request to courier to the issueing
bank.Below are their
contact for you to open communication with them immediately as regards the
requirements to
sending your check to the payment center. Below are their contact
details:
Alpha Express Services LTD.
Director: Mr John Walters
Email: customer@alphaex.org
You are to keep me fully informed on all developments.
Sincerely,
Richard Gayol
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