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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: Dr Ben Morgan <bmorg9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <benmorg04@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:49:33 -0600
Subject: INTRODUCING BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Dear Sir, I am the Director of Projects / Chairman foreign contract committee in the ministry of agriculture. By the virtue of my position and the power bestowed on us by Government, We carefully and deliberately over invoiced some contracts in the ministry of agriculture to the tune of $12.5 million United States dollars. The contracts have been fully executed and payments are about to be made to all foreign contractors. Hence, we need offshore account now the payment is going on so that we can use the account to receive the over invoiced sum for our mutual benefits because my country law does not permit us as a civil servants to own or operate foreign bank account while in the service. I have resolved with my partners and agreed that whoever provide us with offshore account and other logistics needed for this transaction will be compensated with (25%) of the total sum in exchange for assisting. On completion and confirmation of wire in your bank account myself and a colleague will come and meet you for sharing. Please ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy to avoid any leakage to my government or any other person as we have to protect our job as civil servants even if you decided not to assist us.
Kindly reply through my private email:benmorg04@yahoo.co.uk I await your response. Yours faithfully,
Dr.Ben Morgan
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