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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 Martins Herold" <martins_herold20@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: p_org@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:19:30 +0400
Subject: SPECIAL INVITATION

Dear Colleagues,
It is with great enthusiasm we are the members of WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION.(WCARD) in United States invites organizations, youths and youth-focused organizations to take an active role in the forthcoming International conferences taking place in the United States and in U.A.E (Dubai). The first international conference on Racism and Discrimination will take place from 26th to 30th September at North Henderson city Kentucky USA. Have its theme as, while the second phase conferences, which will take place in United Arab Emirates U.A.E (Dubai) on, LEARN AND PREVENTION and STOP HIV/AIDS INFECTION NOW are also on the topics. This conference will begin on 3rd to 7th October 2005. We believe this is an incredible opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and organizations in the promotion and development of proactive youth involvement and healthy environment in our communities.
I am the chairman organizing committee of the above coming events. We picked your e-mail address from the website forwarded to us by the Arabian and African Students Association in the U.S. Our independents donors will finance all round flight tickets, feeding and accommodation throughout the conference in the United States for all participants. The organizing committees will process U.S visas for all participants requiring visas to the United States. The visa will be processed and authorized in the United States by the U.S Bureau of citizenship and immigration services, a Bureau of U.S Department of Homeland security. The confirmation will be sent by fax to the U.S Embassy in your country and a copy will be also faxed to the participants.
We are only giving rooms for existing and active organizations to participate in these events as chance are limited. We therefore ask your organization if they will participate to forward the following information’s about their organization
1) Aims and objectives of the Organization.
2) Organization’s profile.
3) Achievements .
Send your response to the secretary organizing committee to apply for participating in these events. Only four or five members will be
allowed to participate from each of the selected countries. Individuals who do not belong to any organization but are interested to participate
should form a group of five people and forward their names and passport numbers to the secretary.
p_org@hotmail.com <http://uk.f252.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=p_org@hotmail.com>
Telefax +13146898909.
Thanks.
Dr martins Herold.
Chairman organizing committee.

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