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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: 1488455 <1488455@gadball.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:53:22 -0700
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND
My dear friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partiner from
paraguay.Presently i'm in Japan 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 transffering those funds despite that it
failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic .
Name is Mr, Chinedu Favour
Email; fv_chinedu@yahoo.dk
Ask him to send you the total $1.200,000.00 bank draft which i raised
in your favour for your compensation for all the 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,chinedu Favour, 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 suffernessat that time.in the moment, i'm very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partiner are having athand, finally, remember that i had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf,so feel free to contact
him now to eneble him send your money to you without any delay.
BEST REGARD,
Mr,Joseph Emmy
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