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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: "Jim Brown" <jimbrown2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: jimbrown_30@yahoo.gr
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:26:28 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL
Name: Mr.Jim Brown
Position: credit officer
Bank: Alpha Trust Bank
Address: No 135 Bishopsgate, London,E2CM
Phone: +447040107137
Email: jimbrown_30@yahoo.gr
For your kind attention,
Transfer of fund/Investment cum joint venture
I discovered an account of a late customer in my office, as credit officer
of the Alpha Trust Bank London. It will be in my interest to transfer this
fund worth 15,000,000 million pounds to your account in your country. If
you can be a collaborator to this please indicate interest immediately for
us to proceed. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account we shall share in the ratio of 65% for me, 30% for you and 5% will
be for expenses both parties might have incurred in the course of this
transaction.
Do respond as soon as possible with your phone number and contact address
for details and
directions to; Also Please feel free to ask any question.You can get in
touch with me on my mobile number 447040107137 for more clarification and
Please reply through this EMAIL: jimbrown_30@yahoo.gr
Regards and respect,
Mr.Jim Brown
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