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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: Robert Louis <robert_louis_7@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:12:24 +0100
Subject: GET INTOUCH WITH MY SECRETARY NOW
Atten:My Dear,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,I didn'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,his name is Mr Johnson Brown Email address ( johnson_brown_1@yahoo.com ) Ask him to send you the total ($1.500.000.00) ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my secretaryJim and instruct him where to send the amount to you by recomfirming your address to him as it is bellow. 1. FULL NAMES:...........2. ADDRESS:..............3. SEX:.........4. AGE:.........5. MARITAL STATUS:.............6.OCCUPATION:..................7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:...............8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:..........9. FAX:NUMBER:................10.CITY:..............11. STATE:............12.COUNTRY:........... I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive hat money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr Johnson Brown my secretary he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Thanks. Your regards.Barr. Robert Louis.
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