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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: "Capt brian James" <captbrianjames80@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 02:53:42 -0700
Subject: MATTER OF URGENCY/ASSISTANCE
Dear friend,
Let me start by introducing myself, i am Captain Brian James of the US
Marine Force currently serving in Iraq.
My troops were deployed here in Iraq since the starting of the war, though I
have visited home thrice since the war started.
Just last week Friday the 2nd of June 2006 we received an urgent call from
Baghdad that some terrorists were camping there and my troops were sent
there to forestall their activities.
On knowing about our presence, they first opened attack on us. There was
nothing we could do rather than to return fire for fire. Finally, we brought
the situation under control and some of them fled, 6 were killed and we were
able to capture 11 of them alive.
In the course of interrogation, one of them whom I got to know as their
leader, was tortured to see if we could get a reasonable information about
his group. After intense torture, he promised to show us where they keep
their weapons. I took some of my men and went there not too far from karbala
here in Iraq.
When we alighted from our patrol cars, he took us straight to a deserted
building which the inhabitants had vacated for long because of the war.
Later, he took us to a particular room inside the building where Guns and
Bombs were kept. I ordered my men to search the other rooms.
About 5 minutes later, one of us came out and took me to one of the rooms
where there were five (5) boxes. I opened them and to my amazement, they
were loaded with the US dollars. I was confused, I ordered him not to show
or tell anybody about it and we all returned to our base.
That same night, I took one of my men who found the boxes and we went back
there. We counted the money and they all amounted to $ 7.2 million in
$100 denomination.
Now, I need your help to transfer this money because I want it to be in safe
hands. I want you to give me your name, contact address and bank account
number so that I can send the money there for keep. You have 30%, my man who
found the money have 20% while I have the rest. I will come down there
immediately you cash it for the sharing.
Please, try to keep this information secret. Don't disclose it to anybody
for security reasons and to protect my interest with the US Marine Force.
You should e-mail me through my personal address:
capt_brianjames@yahoo.com
Regards,
Cpt.Brian James.
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