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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: samuel dede <samueldede_05@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:09:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: procedure/call +27734445229 for the transfer of your winning prize
Dear Madras House,
Your mail has ben received by me Sam Dede your Lottery Claim agent and you are requested to follow my directives and receive your winning funds in less than no time because my assigned duty is to direct you till you get your funds.
Now for your funds to be sent to you, You are requested to Contact the Paying Officer Mr Lawrence Boyden at lawrence_boyden_1@yahoo.com OR Tel: +27 73 444 5229 and arrange with him the mode of payment bywhich you prefer to receive your funds.
There are three available ways of giving the winners their funds and the three ways are stated below:
1. If you prefer to receive your funds through bank to bank wire transfer then you are requested to send to the Paying officer you receiving bank account details where you wants the funds to be transfered to.
2. If you prefer receiving your funds through a Bank Certified Cashiers Cheque then you are adviced to make available to the Paying Officer your residential/office address where the cheque will be sent to.
3. If you prefer to come in person and sign the necessary documents then you are adviced to do so rightaway and arrive in Johannesburg South africa where your winning falls under and take your funds.
Thanks and Contact the Paying Officer immediately,
Sam Dede
+27 73 5181 657
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