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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: "kenny paul" <kennypaul@kennypaul.net>
Reply-To: kenny_paul1@ukrpost.net
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:46:32 +0000
Subject: hello
From Mr.Kenny Paul
TELEPHONE:+44-704-012-4656
FAX NUMBER:+44-87-1247-3548
We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.
We work in collaboration with top firms all over the world as we have earned
a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are
revered.International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used
our services to satisfaction.
A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her
family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a
Diplomatic Corp in Europe.
The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country
home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result,its
absoultely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving the
money.
Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being
contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their
behalf.The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six years
and its USD75M (Seventy Five Million U.S.Dollars).These funds are fully free
of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal
origin.
The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all
documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when
the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of
the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no
links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.
For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children have
agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money which is equivalent to
US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) and this role simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf
from the Diplomats in Europe and all the information needed to claim the
funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in
assisting them as well as providing the following information to facilitate
the smooth conclusion of the transaction..
1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address:_______________________________
3) Your Telephone Number:________________________
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence:_____________________
7) Your Age:_____________________________________
8) YOUR COUNTRY_________________________
I await your response Urgently.
Mr.Kenny Paul
TELEPHONE:+44-704-012-4656
FAX NUMBER:+44-87-1247-3548
****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally
privileged.
If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,
copying,distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is
strictly prohibited
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