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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: "sieng lui" <sieng6000@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:00:12 -0700
Subject: JUST FOR YOU AND ME ONLY
TTN:
I am Mr. sieng, I got your contact through Chinise chamber of comence, I am a chinise citizen, I work as a banker in a reputable HongKong Bank. i have a business preposition that will require your outmost confidentiality.
A foreigner,an oil manchant (name withheld) made a deposit of $22 Million USD upon maturity in 2002,upon maturity.as the head of remittance department, A message was sent to his forwarding address in Germany in 2001, yet no reply was made,all effort to reach him or his families prove abortive.
In 2004 another message was sent to his forwarding address, where we received a notice from his employer, that he was a victim of a Boeing 757 cargo plane crash which claim 71 life in southern Germany in July 2002. please view the link for your personal update (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2081633.stm).
I have looked into his file on our record, I found that he has left know next-of-kin behind in all his correspondance with our Bank.As head of remittance departments,I made an arrangemnet to transfer the total sum to a security & finance firm in England, before corrupt government officers enlope with the money,because an over-due deposit will be reverted to government treasure if unclaimed.
I want to use this medium to solicit in your best interest to act as my partner in this project, and help get this money away from England shores, to your country for investment into real estate and other profitable business your thing neccessary.
All necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me.
I will explain more as soon as you get back to me via mail. this is a total risk free transaction.
Reply to my personal email address (sieng60@mail2china.com)
Thanks for your co-operation.
Best regards.
Mr.Sieng.
Email: sieng60@mail2china.com
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