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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: "david david" <davidudah002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidudah@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:35:06 -0900
Subject: REPLY.
DAVID AND ASSOCIATES
40 ABIODUN STR.
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Dear Sir\ Madam,
l am a financial consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria.l have a
client (widow) she has $15,000,000 [fifteen million us dollars]with a
Private Equity
Investment Trust Company for safekeeping. And she is willing to
offer you 10% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer
this fund to your country or any bank of your wish.She wishes to
invest in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in
long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund
in your company,if your country`s by-laws allows foreign
investment,inview of this,send to me your banking details,such
as,name and address of your bank,your bank account number,the
beneficiary of the account,so as to enable me file application to
EQUITY TRUST HOUSE,where the money was deposited by chief mrs.
Patient Ambrose Ali for normalisation.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
David Udah.
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