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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: james owen <j.owenn52@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:15:02 +0200
Subject: Good News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From Mr Owen Dear Good Friend .I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Hongkong.Presently I am in Hongkong for investmentprojects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile, Ididn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in south africa his name is Mr.Peter Shamba.Email:(pshambaa@excite.com) his phone number +27 785951768 call him and ask him to send you the total of $1.100.000.00.{One Million One Hundred Thousand United states Dollars} which I kept for your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get in touched with my Secretary Mr. Peter Shamba and instruct him where to send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.In the moment, i am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Peter Shamba he will send the amount to you with out any delay. Thanks and God bless you.MR James. Owen.
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