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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 DAVID NWACHUKWU" <edueardnwachukwu@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ed_nwachukwu@msn.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:41:08 +0000
Subject: FROM:MR LUKE WETENKU.
FROM:MR DAVID NWACHUKWU.
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR.DAVID NWACHUKWU,THE CHIEF CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANKER OF A
BANK HERE IN ACCRA GHANA.I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN WHAT AM ABOUT TO TELL
YOU.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT.
I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION. A LEADING BUSINESS MAN AND STATEMAN OF A FAR
EASTERN COUNTRY UNTIL HIS DEATH RECENTLY, BANKED AND HAD A CLOSING
BALANCE OF US$8M (EIGHTMILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A FIXED DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT. WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY
AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY.
SIR,I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU REGARDING TO THIS FUNDS.
THANKS,
BEST REGARDS,
MR DAVID NWACHUKWU.
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