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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: peter cummings <petercummings004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.cummings@inbox.ru
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 14:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT/SAFE KEEPING
Bank Of Scotland
P.O.Box No.5
The Mound Edinburgh
EH1 1YZ
Greetings,
REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT/SAFE KEEPING
I am Mr.Peter Cummings of the above mentioned bank in Scotland.I'm a chartered accountant by training and the auditor general,Bank Of Scotland There is an Investor from Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] former minister, I personally manage his fund.
I received instruction from him to look for a reliable foreign artner/investor to transfer all his capital and interest amounting (USD$ 45.000. 000.00)fourty five million US dollars.since he is in prison for {political motivated problem] and under probe in DRC and his family recently arrived Mozambique in SOUTH AFRICA for safety, He told me that the money originated from gratification from some foreign/local contractors he helped to secure contracts and supplies during crisis.
This transfer becomes necessary because last week DRC Government has sent a letter to Government of UNITED KINGDOM requesting her assistance to trace all money lodged in her Bank/Companies starting from era of Mobutu.
Finally kindly sort for an honest person/corporate organization who will help to invest the fund and you will be adequately rewarded for assisting in this project, please send your phone/fax numbers and your address for more informations,
Regards,
Mr.Peter Cummings
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