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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: WORLD VISION UK <worlduk9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_gkenshole@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:28:02 -0400
Subject: WORLD VISION UK CASH AWARD!!
Dear Sir/Madam
This is to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees of WORLD VISION UK (NGO) as one of the final recipients to receive cash grant/donations for economic development, and poverty alleviation. In line with its aims, and objectives, World Vision UK in conjunction with European Union is giving out £100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Pounds Sterling) to 60 international recipients worldwide for Business development, charitable work, and poverty eradication.
Your email address was selected based on an internet random Selection exercise; you are therefore confirmed one of the lucky recipients entitled to receive GBP £1,500,000.00 as cash grant from World Vision UK. You are required to Contact immediately the Legal officer below: for Qualification documentations, notarization, legalization, and Processing of your GBP£1,500,000.00, entitlement.
Legal officer:
Barr. Geoffrey Kenshole
TEL: +44-7011-13 6413
FAX: +44-7005-93-0778
Email: barr_gkenshole@hotmail.co.uk
Endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (WV-369-2468, UK-101-83) in all your correspondence with Barr. Geoffrey Kenshole. You are by all means advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have collected your cash grant, this is to avoid double and unqualified claim.
On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest Congratulations!
Yours faithfully,
John Gladwin
Chairman Board of Trustees.
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