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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: "Garland Smith" <garlandsmith@garlandsmith.com>
Reply-To: smithgar@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:19:39 +0000
Subject: It Will Interest You To Assist
Attn: Sir,
I wish to introduce you to a business deal which would be beneficial to both
of us and which has to be kept confidential for the purpose thereof.
My name is Barrister Garland Smith a Lawyer based in England. I wish to seek
your consent to present you as next of kin to my late client( Mrs. Shamsiah
Ismail) who died early last year leaving behind Twenty Five Million Five
Hundred and Thirty Thousand British Pounds (GBP25,530,000.00) and no next of
kin to inherit the money. With your assistance and my professional advise we
can get access to the money. I would like to invest my share of the money in
your country.
I look forward to your positive response at your earliest convinience and if
possible send along your telephone number, your correct address and Name so
I can call to give you further information.
If you are interested please reply through this Email
I.D.:smithgar@hotmail.com
Regards
Barrister Garland Smith.
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