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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: usmanaccount@inmail24.com
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:07:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re:MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: usmanptdf@yahoo.com
- Dear Sir,I am the former chairman/stakeholder of the controversial (PTDF) the pretroleum technology development fund meant for development of Niger Delta in Nigeria.Please,follow the TREND via CNN.Note we are indicted along with vice president of Nigera Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for fraud amounting to billions of Dollars in which one of the members of U.S CONGRESS Williams Jefferson was involved in abusing his office by transacting private business in Nigeria on pernsonal capacity .However,I have the sum of $75m U.S to save into foreign company account until after the hand over to new Government in Nigeria.Please,don't report me to authority if you are not interested in this proposal.I am taking a refuge somewhere close to Nigeria.More update will follow after your response.Alhaji Abdul Musa
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