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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 Binta Wahid." <wahid.2.4@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: binta-24@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:46:40 +0100
Subject: Assalam Alaikum
From Binta Wahid
B . P : 5244
Dakar Senegal
Email: wahid.24@voila.fr
Dear Respectful,
I am pleased to introduce a business opportunity to you, i hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had previous correspondences on this. I decided to contact you based on the clearance and assurance i got from source that linked me to you.
I hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I repose in you. In brief
introduction, I am Miss.Binta Wahid, an Sierra Leone National. I'm 24 years of age now, However i will not forget to ask you about your condition of health i hope you are in good health, Meanwhile i will like to ask you if your interesting to help me, because i will like you to take me as your Sister or adopt me as your daughter.
My late father was working in Gold and diamond company for 17 years but was
killed during the crisis in my country, then i managed to escape with my father's important documents that wor th (8.3 million dollars) which deposited in my name for shipment out from Dakar city of Senegal to your Country.
Meanwhile i am here with all the vital documents that covery the Money such as
death certificate and statement of account,Secondly if i receive any positive response i will vividly forward all the related documents to you base on interest. Please,
I await your very Urgent and Positive reply as soon as you receive this message. Please, Also send me your private phone and fax numbers so that I can contact you for our oral discussion and also fax you the related Documents to emiciated the claim. Have a great day and extend my regards to your family.
Thanking you for your understanding. I look forward to your earliest reply
true my private Email: wahid.24@voila.fr
Your's truly
Miss Binta Wahid.
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