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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: GOJEWILLIAM <w_goje@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:38:29 -0700
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST
FROM THE DESK OF ENGR WILLIAM GOJE
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
SOUTH AFRICA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
CAPE TOWN
I am ENGR WILLIAM GOJE,the Chairman Foreign
contracts award committee of South Africa Ministry
of Petroleum Resources.
In the fiscal year 2002,there was a contract awarded to
Julius Berger Constructions Company my ministry,this contract
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