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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: "Harry Martins" <h_martins83@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:17:13 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
The Desk of Mr Harry Martins
The Personal Accountant
The General Manager of Union Bank (Nig) Plc
Dear Sir,
Letter of Business Proposal
I am. Harry Martins the personal Accountant to the General Manager of Union
Bank (Nig) Plc. I want to inquire from you if you can handle this
transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. (30% for
you, 70% for me.
The transaction is about assisting me as my foreign counterpart to enable us
present you as the Beneficiary of the usd$35million dollars left by our late
deceased foreign customer who died in an auto crash with his family since
November 2001.
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.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Harry Martins.
N.b:Note my alternative email address,harrymartins@accountant.com
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