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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: "GRACE SMITH" <gracesmith11@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:12:28 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY
Dear Sir/Madam
My name is Grace Smith. I am 22 years old from London England, where I school and work as a tailor; I am the only daughter of my parents. My father died last year on a fatal motor accident. But before his death, he had willed part of his Real Estate and a Total Amounts of £50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million Pounds Sterling) to me. Now at his death, and because things have become very hard for me-paying my school fees and taking care of my other needs which the tailoring job I'm working as a part time job can't take care, I went to our Bank where the money is being deposited.
I was shocked when the Manager of the bank explained to me that I will not be able to draw from the money, because my father had put a clause on the will, saying that before I will be given access to the money, I will either have to be 25 years old or above, or I will be given access to the money, if I get married before the age of 25 years, in which case, my husband will be legible to collect the money on my behalf.
But today I am only 22 years. You see, If I can trust you, I will need your assistance in this regard please. I will want you to stand in as my own husband, the documents to that effects I shall provide. I will send you the Bank Managers contact information, so you can contact him and demand the payment of your wife's money to you. I will follow it up from here, providing him with the necessary marriage certificate, to authenticate our union. Should you be interested in helping me, please write back to me.
I hope that we shall discuss how you want remunerated when you get back to me. For my part, I shall be more than willing to part with 35% of the total sum to you while 10% will be mapped out from this money incase of any expenses to receive this money from the Bank where this was deposited. Please remember that I am writing you this email purely on the ground of trust. While this transaction last, we must be able to put emotions aside and face it, perhaps after everything, we might find a need for that. Waiting to hear from you soon.
Yours Truly,
I will be waiting to hear from you via my private E-mail address: gracesmith9@yahoo.co.uk
Grace Smith
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