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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)
Reply-To: mrsc_voila@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 01:43:47 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT?
Dear Friend,
I am so surprised over your silence regarding to your inheritance,
following your non compliance to my earlier mail to you for
the pasted one month regarding to your late relative Engr.
Paul Mutziger, who died in 2003
I wish to notify you that the governing council of our Bank
have put up a notice for immediate payment of this funds and as such you are
entitled to your late relative fund which have accrued to US$10.3
Million over years deposited with our branch bank here in london).
On reciept of your response with your full details i will properly
guide you on the procedure we will embark on to facilitate the
easy release of this funds for our mutual benefit.
Remain blessed.
Mrs.Christiana Voila.
(Account adviser)
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