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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: gladys boateng <gladys_boateng01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 11:09:57 +0000
Subject: I am Mrs Gladys Boateng,
My dear,Greetings To You,
You may be surprised to receive this unsolicited mail as it may appear to be. Sorry to bother you any way.
I am Mrs Gladys Boateng, the personal assistant (Finance) to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Lome,Togo. In order to avoid any long meaningless talk, I am looking for a person who can be TRUSTED to handle part of the money the late President wanted to go and deposit in Switzerland three weeks before he died.
I am presently in a neibouring country Ghana(West Africa) due to the problem on whom will be the next president and because of this there is no peace in my country right now.I wait for your quick reponse to my proposal.
I will explain in details after your response to this mail address ,
emai:mrsgladys_boateng2007@yahoo.co.uk
See sites bellow for more details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4239983.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4281559.stm
Thanks and God Bless.
Mrs Gladys Boateng,
Eyadéma Of Togo/From Mrs Gladys Boateng,
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