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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. Henry Osie Martins" <henrmatins1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:38:20 +0000
Subject: Waiting to hear from you
Dear Sir/Madam,
Forgive my indignation if this email letter comes to you as a surprise. My
name is Capt. Henry Martins Osie, an administrative officer with Financial
Intelligent Task Force Unit (FITFU) under Ecowas Ministry of Finance and
Economic Planning and Development.
I urgently need your full and unreserved cooperation for a business deal
bordering on claims and repatriation of fund. If you are interested to
carryout this deal please do not hesitate, write to me immediately so that I
would throw more light on this business deal. There is a time frame of
fourteen (14) days to successfully carryout this deal. It is legal and
harmless.
Please, this is highly personalized email message to you; I would appreciate
your immediate positive response to enable me to make decision.This is once
in a life opportunity!
Yours Faithfully
Capt. Henry Martins Osie
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