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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: andrew lee <andrewlelewa@live.com>
Reply-To: <kofi_1@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:21:30 -0500
Subject: personal assistant
Dear Director,
I got your contact during my search on the Internet. My name is ANDREW LEE, a manager of a branch of (I.C.B.C) INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA here in Hong Kong.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the manager of the Branch of the bank,
it my duty to send financial reports to my head office.
On the course of the last year 2006 end of the of the year report,
I discovered that my branch which I am the manager made Ten Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(10,500.000.00) of which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of it.
I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank,
I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.
I do need to assure you that there are practically no risks involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Reply to: andrewlllee@yahoo.com
With regards, Andrew Lee Hong Kong Tel:+ 852 66785373
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