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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?mr=20Brsh?= <mr.brsh1@yahoo.com.ar>
Reply-To: mr_brsh22@hotmail.fr
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:25:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE..............
¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo electrónico!Ahora podés escribirme a: mr.brsh1@yahoo.com.ar
- SIR/MADAM,I WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.I AM MR ALIM HADI,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,I AM LOOKING FOR A VERY CAPABLE PERSON TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF $22.3MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO HIS/HER ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY BELONGS TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON A PLANE CRASH SINCE Jully 2000.FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND, YOU WILL GET 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM,10% FOR ANY EXPENCESS OCCUR DURING THE TRANSACTION AND 60% FOR ME.IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION,DO REPLY SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED TO THE NEXT LEVEL, REGARDS,MR ALIM HADI. (mr_brsh22@hotmail.fr)
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