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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: Nicholas Bata <nicholasbata_001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:01:26 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS TRANSACTION!!!!!
Attn: Frank.
I am Nicholas bata, the only son of late Mr.Morris Bata who passed on to the Great beyond 0n Tuesday, August 24, 2004 in the Siberia Airlines Tu-154 Crash.When the news of his death got to the office all the staff fled and they took advantage of looting my fathers property and wealth.I quickly ran to Ghana with my consignments worth $18million USD and a box of 20kg of gold which is presently lying down in a security company here in accra Ghana and will be delivered by a reliable courier company to you upon your kind and matured response. Well,a missionary christain sister who i met here gave me your contact to contact you that you are a good person who will assist me to receive my consignments for me to come over and start investment there in your country.I am the only son of my late father,presently am living with a Rev,father who introduce me to a pilot friend of him who work with TNT courier express company in Accra Ghana and who will be delivering the consignments to you. At the moment, I want a dependable top personality who can invest this consignments for me in a very viable project outside Africa. He is to guide me as to what areas to invest as I have done business but have always been a technocrat all my life. Please contact me immediately so that we can discuss the benefits and what is involved. Please this is confidential and i will want this to be secret until this transaction is done and your benefits remitted to you. Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours FaithfullyNicholas bata
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