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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: "Edwin Hunter" <mr_edwinhunter@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:03:16 +0200
Subject: Let me hear from you now
Allied Irish Bank(GB)
Bankcentre,Belmont Road,
Uxbridge,Middlesex,UB8 1SA.
London.
Hello My Dear!!
Compliments to you.Naturally, this letter will come to you
as a surprise since we have not meet. Permit me however,Be
so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a
possible business deal involving money transfer of about
£15 Million.
I am presently in London working as an investment consultant
with the above bank at their London office.I am poised to
work this deal out if we can do business.As at this moment,I
am constrained to issue more details about this business
until your response is received.As we have not met before,I
will give you every details you need to know about me as we
progress with the business.
I thank you for spearing moments of your very busy schedules
to read my proposal. Send your response to my email address.
Finally,I will give you 35% for your coporation, 5% will be
for expenses both parties might have incurred during this
process.On receipt of your response I will furnish you with
detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit
transaction.
On your interest, let me hear from you URGENTLY.
Warm Regards,
Mr.Edwin Hunter.
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