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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: Barrister Donald Fredrick <barr.donald006@msn.com>
Reply-To: <donaldfredrick3@live.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:52:29 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!
Dear Sir/Ma, I hope this message will meet you in good faith, please pardon me for reaching you in this manner because you do not know me, I have a proposal of mutual interest to share with you. I got your email address through the Internet for a relatively unknown person who is reliable to assist me in securing a transaction. I am Barrister Donald Fredrick. I need to ask you to partner with me in respect of my late client Mr. Charles Olen who died with his family on a business trip. He died living no will or beneficiary behind, so your help is to safeguard the money he deposited in a security company as the beneficiary before it will be declared not serviceable by the government. Please reply immediately so that i can give you the full details for more procedures. Please send the following details to me. 1) Your Full Name 2) your full contact Address Official and Residential) 3) Your Telephone and Fax 4) Your Age 5) Occupation 6) sex: Thank you for your prompt response on my alternative email: donaldfrdrick2@live.comYou can also call me on +44 704 576 0991. Regards, Barrister Donald Fredrick
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