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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: "phillip" <philliponugha@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:11:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


Dear Richmond Hertz,Your mail is well noted and i do think you are doing well as i am today.please i dont see any thing to worry about in this project of ours. what you will do now to make things come easy is for you to contact the lawyer who i rest my case upon.meanwhile the EU money transfer laws? Has nothing to do with your claim.Again i warn you keep this claim confidential.i do not want it to be heard by anyone.for this reason let me deal with you alone and forget about those question about who is close to me or not as that has nothing to do with this claim ok? if you are ready kindly contact my lawyer with your detail informations .Always follow my directives and that of my lawyer to achieve a smooth claim.again i put it to you that my phone is working well and if you dont call me its means you are not open yet to me as i have been receiving calls with it.why is it that yours cant go through? i doubt u didnt call.stay blessed.Phillip Onugha.From: Richmond Hertz
[mailto: richTo: philliponugha@myway.comDate: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:00:03 +0100Subject: RE:{Spam?} Urgently contact my Lawyer.Thank you for your totally great response.I acknowledge your missive. I think it was quite real.Please accept my sincerest apologies but I have been very tied up at work as I have to work some extra time and it is making me despondent.Is everything ok? How has the deal moved along?Recently, something I heard from a colleague is truly bothering me: what about EU money transfer laws? I can accept that you may be a little troubled. But please believe that I am still totally dedicated to your fine proposition. You intrigue me. Can you also tell me, what sort of work qualifications do you have? Also, who is your favourite family member? Why?Sometime ago my favourite aunt told me: Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.Expectantly I wish to read a kind reply from you at your earliest convenience.compliments,Mr HertzPS. You should be aware
that the phone number supplied kept failing. Please give to me a workable number.No place to run. No reason to hide. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp12.htm

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