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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: Barr Chong Lung <barr_chonglung01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr_chonglung1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:20:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
CHONG LUNG AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
MALAYSIA=20
TEL: +60122442893 or 011 60122442893=20
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I am chong lung,an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine,
that shares the same last name as yours, died as the result of a=20
heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition=20
was due to the death of all the members of his family in the=20
tsunami disaster on the 26th December2004 in Sumatra Indonesia .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake=20
=A0
can be reached on
(barr_chonglung1@hotmail.com) for more information.
My late Client has a deposit of seventeen point five Million Dollars=20
( US$17.5 Million Dollars) left behind.
=A0
Best regards,
chong lung,
Attorney at Law
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