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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: ericsmith@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:40:32 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Business=20Proposal=2E?=


T & T Security Inc,

plaza castila

29814,madrid,spain.

Dear client,

I am Mr Eric Smith west of T & T Security Inc,,Madrid

Spain,of the internal audit department of T & T Securitas

s.p.a,a management accountant.

There is funds(unaccounted) and has been lying dormant and no claim has

been made to this funds,this amount is to the tone of US$16.5Million

[Sixteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars]which accrue to form

part of our unclaimed funds in our vault.

I am using my high office to solicit your assistance towards a

partnership with me towards the transfer of this funds in your custody

for further investments for i am constrained by my present status,

being a civil servant,I am not allowed to operate A foreign account and


my present account cannot carry that much funds.

In view of this,i shall make available all necessary document covering

the ownership of this funds on your acceptance of a partnership with

Me through the attorney after which we shall amicably agree on the role

to be played by each partner.

Your participation shall be subject to negotiation,as regards your

share percentage as compensation for your acceptance to partnership

with me in this direction and above all,I intend to invest my share

into properties or other viable business in your location which shall

be under your direct supervision in your country, pending my attaining

service retirment age at T & T Securitas.

By statutory implications the box will be handed over to Espanian

government authorities if not serviced by our next annual meeting.

In acceptance of this offer,i will like you to send to me the

following:

1.your name and contact

2.your telephone and fax

3.your beneficiary name

4.your banking details.

5.your profession/occupation

6.marital status/age

I look forward to your unrelenting cooperation and also towards hearing


from you soonest.

Thank you,

Eric Smith.








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