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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: peter_ obi <peter_obi9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fedexcourier_companyplc200000@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:36:35 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear
Attention Dear, I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $850.000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $850.000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY PLC. Be inform that there are some documents to be secured.The only fee you have to send to them is $85 usd which will serve as the insurance fee and claims of affadvite to enable them deliver the parcel to you immediately. Do contact them and let me know when you have recieve your fund, below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately. FEDEX COURIER COMPANY PLCDIRECTOR Dr. Dived UsmanTelephone==229 -9345-7685EMAIL===(fedexcourier_companyplc200000@yahoo.it) 1.YOUR FULL NAME2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE5.CURRENT MAILING ADDRESSDo let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consistyOur fund that i deposited in the fedex courier company so that we can share the joy togerther.BEST REGARDDr Peter Obi
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