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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: "Mr. Smith Dickinson" <d_smth21@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: d_smth22@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:21:16 +0200
Subject: I Hope That Our Mail Meet You In Good Time Mr. Smith Dickinson & Sister.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Smith Dickinson, the son of Mr. Johnnie Dickinson who died in New
Orleans with My mother and one of my sister as a result of Hurricane Katrina
in New Orleans.
There is this huge amount of US$15.5million which my late father kept for us
in company here in Senegal before he was died.
Now I and my younger sister have decided to invest this money in your country
or anywhere save for security and political reasons.
We want you to help us claim and retrieved these funds from the Fiduciary Fund
Holders and Transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment
purposes on profitable ventures.
If you can be of assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 32% of the total fund.
I await your soonest response through our private
d_smth23@yahoo.fr
Telephone : +447031851113
Best Regards,
Mr. Smith Dickinson & Sister.
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