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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: mark evis <marksing304@live.fr>
Reply-To: <marksing75@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:10:17 +0100
Subject: Private & Confidential
NAME:MR.MARK EVIS GLOBAL FINANCIAL ANDSECURITY COMPANY LIMITEDBURKINA FASOWEST AFRICA. THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH YOU,I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONFIDENCIALITY AND PROMPT ACCESS REPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM. IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MATTER MY NAME IS MR.MARK EVIS THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND SECURITIY COMPANY LIMITED BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA . THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF( US$18.500) MILLION DOLLARS. SAID BOX WAS DEPOSITED BY AN SADDAM HUSSEN, MEN. FOR MORE DETAILS http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
GOING BY THE USUAL STATUTORY RULES GOVERNING OUR OPERATION,THE BOX SHALL BE HANDED OVER TO THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AS AN UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DETAILS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU. I SHALL FURNISH YOU UP WITH ALL THE NECCESSARY INFORMATION NEEDED, I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. SINCERELYMR.MARK EVISTHANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERA
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