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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: "From:Mr.Perry Emms Robert.{Esq}" <perry_emms2001@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: perryemms2001@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:32:42 -0700
Subject: From:Mr.Perry Emms Robert.{Esq}
From:Mr.Perry Emms Robert.{Esq}
40 WOODALE STR.,
LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA,
WEST AFRICA.
29 March,2005.
Dear, Sir/Madam,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in
this business
proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile
on the internet.
Though, this medium (Internet) has
been greatly
abused, I choose to
reach you through it because it still
remains the
fastest, surest and
most secured medium of communication.
l am a financial consultant a
Nigerian West Africa.l
have a client(a widow) she has
US38.6Million(Thirty
Eight Million,SixHundred
Thousand U.SDollars) with a Private
Equity Investment
Trust Company for
safe keeping.
And she is willing to offer you 20%
of the totalfund
if you can assist
her transfer the funds to your
country or any bank of
your wish.
She wishes to invest in a stable
economy. Her interest
is in companies
with potentials for rapid growth in
long terms.
My client is interested in placing
part of her fund in
your company,if
your country`s bi-laws allows foreign
investment.
I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of
the law.
Please get in touch with me urgently
by E-mail as you
provide me the
following as listed below.
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax
Number
3. Your Contact Address.
Your urgent response will be highly
anticipated and
appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Perry Emms Robert.{Esq}
E-MAIL: perryemms2001@yahoo.co.in
N:B The fund is not from drug and
laundering
and this transaction need utmost
confidentiality.
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