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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.AKPOLI LAWALI" <lawa00009@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 13:06:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Private & Confidential
NAME:MR.AKPOLI LAWALI
GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND
SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED
SAINT LOUIS SENEGAL
WEST AFRICA.
THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH YOU,I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONFIDENCIALITY AND PROMPT ACCESS
REPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM.
IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MATTER MY NAME IS MR.AKPOLI LAWALI THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND SECURITIY COMPANY LIMITED SAINT LOUIS SENEGAL WEST AFRICA.
THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF (14,200,000.00USD)FOURTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
THE SAID BOX WAS DEPOSITED BY AN ISREALLY CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON THE 4TH OF JANUARY 2003 ON A PLAIN-CRASH IN BIRMINGHAM IN UNITED KINGDOM.
GOING BY THE USUAL STATUTORY RULES GOVERNING OUR OPERATION,THE BOX SHALL BE HANDED OVER TO THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AS AN UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DETAILS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL: akpoli0@walla.com
I SHALL FURNISH YOU UP WITH ALL THE NECCESSARY INFORMATION NEEDED, I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
SINCERELY
MR.AKPOLI LAWALI
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
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