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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: mrgabe.johnson@yahoo.dk
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:42:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: martinsegoka27@yahoo.co.nz
- Dear Friend, Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from London. Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum $2,000,000.Meanwhile I didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is Mr Gabe Johnson. and his email address is (mrgabe.johnson@yahoo.dk) ask him to send you the total $2,000,000 which I kept for your as a compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and get intouch with my secretary Mr Gabe Johnson. and instruct him where to send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm ve!
ry busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive those money, feel free to get in touch with Mr Gabe Johnson he will send the amount to you without any delay.With Best Regards,Mr Martins Egoka.
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