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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: ken williams <kenwilliams00019@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:42:14 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL / PRIVATE
FROM AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa 2006 Our Ref: SB /054/AC/771/09
E-mail: kenwilliams202@yahoo.com hoo.Greetings,
Please this mail demands absolute confidentiality. My NAME is MR . FELIX DON. THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF
STANDARD BANK SOUTH AFRICA.
I have contacted you to assist me in securing the assets and Capital valued at , US$ 18M (Eighteen Million United states Dollars left behind by former Palestinian leader YESSAR ARAFAT who passed away.
This huge deposit was lodged as treasury bills six months before he became very ill.
Please I need your assistance to help me secure this huge deposit before the new government will start tracing all his account for possible confiscation.
Please on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the modalities for transfer to your nominated account.
I have all the necessary informations needed to make the transfer within a short period of time.
All I require from you is your honesty. And please contact me with this Alternative email address (kenwilliams202@yahoo.com) so that I can get back to you immediately.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.
Best regard, MR.KEN WILLIAMS
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