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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: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:34:46 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE WESTERN NUION OFFICE
Hello My Dear
How are you today?=20
I write to inform you that we have already sent you USD5,000.00 dollars t=
hrough Westernunion as we have been given the=C2=A0 mandate to transfer y=
our full compensation payment total sum of=C2=A0 USD1.500,000.00 via west=
ern union by this,governemnt. I was calling your ,telephone number to giv=
e you the information through phone but you did not pick up my calls thro=
ughout that;yesterday even this morning.Now, I=C2=A0 decided to email you=
the MTCN and=C2=A0 sender name so that you will pick upthis USD5,000.00 =
to enable us send another USD5,000.00 today as you know , we will be send=
ing you only USD5,000.00, per day.
Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the U=
SD5,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today,
Hon; Anthony Williams
Western Union Department
Director General Benin Rep;
Mobile: 00 229 98-45-12-88
OFFICE NUMBER +22993-60-81-79
E-mail: (westernunionoffice170@yahoo.fr)
call or email me once you picked upthis USD5,000.00 today.Here is the ,, =
western union information to pick up
the , USD5000.00; MTCN # :=C2=A0 622 155 4890
Sender'sName:..........PRINCE AJAA,
Text Question:............HONEST
Answer......................TRUST
Amount:....................USD 5,000.00
I am,waiting for yourcall once you pick up=C2=A0 this USD5,000..00, Pleas=
e email me your , direct telephone number because I need ,to be calling y=
ou once we send any payment for the informations.
Contact me with my private email;hill_john255@yahoo.com
Expecting your reply,=20
Thanks
Hill John
=C2=A0
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