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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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From: "sameze4" <sameze4@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 05:21:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT
DEAR Jack HindibocksTHANKS YOU FOR YOUR QUICK REPLY, WELL WE HAVE TO DO THIS IMMEDIALTY OK, HERE IS THE NAME YOU WE PAY IN THE MONEY OK, VIA WESTARN UNION TRANFER ( JAMES EKE ) AWAIT YOUR QUICK RESPONSEMartins Cole --- On Wed 07/05, Jack Hindibocks < jackhindibocks@atomicpunk.info > wrote:From: Jack Hindibocks [mailto: jackhindibocks@atomicpunk.info]To: mcole2006@yahoo.comDate: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 19:52:47 -0500Subject: Re:Dear Mr. Martins Cole,I am happy to let you know that I was able to get the loan for$125,000 so that we can conclude this deal. Now, as to when you cancome to Chicago to pick up this money, it has to be before the end ofJuly so that I can get my share of the money and pay back this loanbefore the first payment comes due.Please make your arrangements and inform me of when I should expect you.Regards,Jack Hindibocks> Jack Hindibocks,> The contents of your email are well understood. Please> keep me informed of the status of the loan and update
me> when you receive the money. As soon as you get the> money, I will make arangements to travel to Chicago to> meet you and bring the money back so that we can> conclude this transaction earnestly.>> Sincerely,> Martins Cole
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