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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: "DR AHMED BELLO ABDULLAH" <ahmedbello552@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: consultant_ahmedbello@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 16:37:19 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Dear Friend,
l am a financial consultant based in eastlondon
SOUTH AFRICA.l have a client (a widow)she has $8,500,000 million USD with a private equity
investment trust company for safekeeping. And she is willing to
offer you 20% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund 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.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail
address. please you can call me through this mobile number
+971 50 5445064,for more detalis about the transaction.
Yours faithfully,
DR.AHMED BELLO.
E-MAIL:consultant_ahmedbello@yahoo.com
Mobile; 00971505445064.
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