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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: hoye grace <hoye_grace@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:11:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: personal / confidence
Dear sir / madam,
I am well confidence of your capability to assist me in a transaction for mutual benefit for both parties, ie I am also believing that you will not expose or betray the trust and confidence I am about to establish on you. I have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personal respect.
my name is HOYE GRACE, a personal assistance on prevate matters to dr ALAMESEYESIGHA the presently detained bayasia state govenore in london, over the legetimate sum of 1million pounds. even at present some investigation is going on in nigeria over his illegal keep of funds and properties, home and abroad. before contacting you on this matter i have discussed with him carefully over this transaction, and he is possitive with the ideal, i now have his backup to secure some of his fund in my reach down here over there, into a legitable business over there in abroad, the sum involved in question is $ 4 millions us dollars,(4,000,000,00) that is why i am contacting you for an assistance. in order for the fund not be withheld by the federal govt nigerian.
you do not have to be worried for i will understake all charges and cost involved in this transaction till it get to europe in any part of your choice where you will be reqard to pick it up from there. this transaction is 100% risk free so long you keep it very confidential , for i have allready arranged for a sucessfull means in which the fund will be lifted out of nigeria, as soon i receive you possitive signal, i will be equally be making arangement on how to meet up with you as soon as the fund is in your possition.
you will be highly compensated base on negociation as soon as i receive a possitive responds from you. and i will also give you the necessery informations and datas you melt need to secure the fund. i prefer you also contact me on gracehoye@myway.com i am hopefull waiting to read from you soonest
yours ever
mrs Hoye Grace.
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