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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: "martins kuye" <mrmartinskuye@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:56:35 +0000
Subject: Martins
The Desk of Martins Kuye
The former Personal Accountant
The General Manager of Standard Trust Bank (Nig) Plc
Phone: +2348033372717 email: martinskuye@mighty.co.za
Dear Sir,
Letter of Business Proposal
I am. Martins Kuye the former personnel Accountant to the General Manager of Standard Trust Bank (Nig) Plc. I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. (10% for you, 90% for me.
The transaction is about assisting me as my foreign counterpart to enable us present you as the Beneficiary of the usd$10million dollars left by our late deceased foreign customer who died in a plane crash with his family since January 2002.
The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, since the time the bank made a public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any of his relative abroad. I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response via my email address stated above.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Mr Martins Kuye.
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