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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: "Wei Chang" <weichang@ckiec.com>
Reply-To: weichang@myway.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:28:53 +0000
Subject: RE: Good day!
--From the Desk of
Mr Wei Chang
Secretary
China kurner Import & Export Corporation (CKIEC)Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation.
We are experts in the sale of raw materials.We export into the Canada/America and some parts in Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers
in the Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments through these representatives to us.
Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so our clients could make payment to you being our representative, we will be very glad.
Compensations will be given and otherbenefits. Contact us for more
information, If this proposal is acceptable to you
Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine.
We anticipate yourearliest response in this regard,thanksMr Wei Chang
Secretary
China kurner Import & Export Corporation (CKIEC).
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