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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: "usmanalii@ommail.com" <usmanalii@ommail.com>
Reply-To: usmanalii3@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 01:07:47 -0500
Subject: VERY URGENT
Dear Sir,
My name is Dr Usman Ali I am about to retire from my work
before the the end of next year. I write to inform you of my
intention to invest in Hotel business in your country .and
to request to you to assists me carrying out feasibility
studies on location, type and estimation on how much it will
cost to establish a three star hotel, either by outright
purchase, or already existing but dilapidated one and
renovate or setting up a new one entirely. I have fourty
five million United State Dollars (US$45,000,000.00) that i
deposited in a Finance company outside the country. This
money i want to use to start his business.
If you sincerely carry out this survey, and give me a
feedback as early as possible, I will give you the power of
attorney to build & manage the hotel on my behalf .Pending
my retirement next year. I am presently down with sickness
as a result of my old age but I have been assured by my
doctor that I will be fine and back to work soon. Please do
let me know what you are capable of handling in all these. I
will be expecting your reply as soon as possible.
Thanks
Yours sincerely,
Dr Usman Ali
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