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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: "ptzwilliams009@terra.es" <ptzwilliams009@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ?
From Patrick Williams
Attn:Sir/Madam
Compliment of the day, i am Patrick Williams the secretary to the commissioner for works
here in London, United Kingdom, i write to seek your assistance in my desire to invest US
$36Million (Thirty-six Million United states dollars) in a confidential manner into Real
Estate in your country or any other lucrative business with low risk
according to your advice.
I secured this fund through the advantage of my position in the government and i deposited
the fund into a security company for safe keeping in abroad before the government placed a
new embargo on we serving official from private trips abroad and also restricting us from
sending out money abroad. The vital issue at the moment is for you to assist me clear the
consignment from the vaults of the security company on my behalf and use the fund to
commence for the investment purpose.
I am an old man and due for retirement at any moment from now after putting so m! any years
in civil service and i want this project to commence in near future to secure the betterment
of my retirement future.
Contact me through my private number for more discussion
Thank You.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Williams
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