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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: ahmed abdul <a.abdul13@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ahmedmariam101@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:54:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I WILL LIKE TO KNOW YOU BETTER
My Regard Dear,
I am Ahmed Abdul from Sierra Leone but residing in Dakar Senegal in Africa with my Sister Mariam. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $11,000,000 (Eleven Million United States Dollars) We inherited from our father late Alhaji Idris Abdul to your country for investment.I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better.
So please I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting us by sending your phone number and address so that I can communicate with you at any time. We are waiting for your acceptance mail.
Thanks
Ahmed Abdul/Mariam
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