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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: Mr Vassilios Theocharakis <vassiliostheo22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <vassiliostheocha@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:01:13 -0500
Subject: Re:For Your Kind Attention.
Dear Friend,
I am Vassilios Theocharakis, a director with a Laiki bank in CYPRUS, I
have a Business Proposal for you. Our late client named Mr. A. Fayez
made a fixed deposit amount of US$17.3m, he did not declare any next of
kin in his paper work, I want you as a foreigner to stand as the
beneficiary to the fund out of my bank into your account What I require is
your willingness and commitment towards this mutual venture. if you
consent to working with me on this kindly provide me the informations below;
to my private email(vassiliostheocha@aim.com)
(1) Full Names
(2) Current Residential Address
(3)Telephone number
Upon receiving your response I would provide you with more details on
how we are to proceed.
Sincerely,
Vassilios Theocharakis
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