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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: "Anthony A." <jt_john_01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:38:12 +0530
Subject: Business Relationship
Dear Sir,
I write to introduce myself to you and also
solicit your assistant for investment/business
transaction. I am Br. Johnson the President/CEO of
A A Chambers and Solicitors.
As per my brief trip last year for some investment
purposes for my clients, I was able to visit your
country also. During my trip I made a lot of
business contacts within and outside your country.
My purpose of writing you is to seek your assistance
in search of some investment in your country for my
clients .
As regards to this, I wish to inform you presently how
much eager our clients are to invest some huge amount of
money in within and outside your country.
However, we do not know much about investments in your country
hence I hereby correspond with you through your e-mail
address which I got from the web while surfing.
As regard to this, presently one of our clients is much eager
to invest up to $5,200,000 (five million,two hundred thousand US
dollars) in any lucrative venture mainly real estates ,
hotels and construction business.
In accordance, would you please answer back
immediately through my e-mail address and let me know
your willingness to assist in this transaction.
Regards,
Br.Johnson.
CEO,A A Chambers and Solicitors.
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