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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: =?big5?q?CLEM=20UZU?= <clem_uzu63@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: clem_uzu151@yahoo.ie
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:49:34 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTN: FRLNED, I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC OF NIGERIA. I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU, THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK, WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF (USD$12.000.000.00) TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW, ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER {Mr. ROBERT SCOTT}WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY
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