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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:15:16 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PAYMENT_CONFIRMATION__LETTER?=
Dear Sir/Madam
PAYMENT CONFIRMATION LETTER
The Union Bank Remittance Department would like to know if you sent Mrs. Theresa Burnette to receive your payment on your behalf, She Wrote an application for the release of your contract fund valued at $2.350,000,000:00 (Two Million Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) to her custody, please, Sir/Madam if you sent her we would like to receive a confirmation mail to that effect from you,
Also we would like to inform you that your fund had generated a rolled over interest of $75,000 (USD) For the past four years, From the date of deposit.
She also brought an account information where we should transfer your fund, ( Wachovia bank account details) Pls kindly let us know if you are aware of this situation.
Thanks
Union Bank
Remittance Dept,
Mr Nonso Ogechi Ebube
NB: Pls. Reply Through My Alt. E-mail Add:(nonsoogechiebube3@yahoo.fr)
---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES / BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet
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