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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: "martin sowyer" <sowyer1000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sowyer2005martin@myway.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:03:13 +0200
Subject: Mr Martin Sowyer

Zulberg Closeoff
Ernest Oppenheimer
Road Bruma Lake,
Johannesburg,2196
South Africa.

[Urgent Transfer]

Hello,

My name is Mr Martin Sowyer,I work in the International operation department
in a Local Bank here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I discovered a
dormant domiciliary account with a Balance of $36,000,000 (Thirty Six
Million USD) on further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the
account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to
the account. The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the
former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from Iraq in particular and I
am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the claim
of this money A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the
account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred.
If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number including full
details of the account to be used for the Deposit I wish for utmost
confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future of my
family would be jeopardized if it were breached.

I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is
followed accordingly. Finally, I will give you 25% for your corporation.

I look forward to a favorable response

Yours
Mr Martin Sowyer

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