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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: Bobby Argona <bobagon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:06:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: pls reply
Dear Sir
I am Bobby Argona, an insurer with Union bank , I surf over the net for
you email contact and hope that we could work things , trusting and
believing one another
Late Douglas stone happens to be one of the victims of the September 2001
bombing in America, Is having an insured some of worth of fifteen
million United states Dollars. he was to redeem his payment in foreign
currency through the paying bank before the disaster that claim his life
But the top government official who knows about this are trying to convert
this fund into their own private account , alleging its is belong to the
Nigerian Government Unclaimed contract sum fund
All that is required of you is to act as the beneficiary of this fund, i will
send to you the relevant documents that is required in this transaction,
immediately you accept to co-operate with me.
I will no time in authenticating your as the next of kin to the late
Mr.Douglas stone and speedy the transfer of the fund into your account.
please do not forget to keep this project confidential between us.
Your involvement in this project will be rewarded with 30% of the total
sum, I will not want to waste more of your time , as all that is needed from
you is already known to you except that I will need need a corresponding
bank account where the fund will be transferred to
Also I will request for your phone and fax number so that I can reach you
and your full address, you know, in this nature of business we have to be
careful at both ends, at your own side and also mine, but trust is very
necessary.
please if you are interested, the risk involved has been reduced to nothing,
hence it is risk free, if you are interested please get back to me immediately
Thank you.
Best Regards
Bobby Argona
Island Contract Insurues Int
bobagona@yahoo.co.uk
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