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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: noah smith <noahsmith_partners107@msn.com>
Reply-To: <noah_smith207@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 23:19:02 +0000
Subject: (This Is For Your Attention)
Mr Noah Smith
20 Park Road,
Bristol BS 25LJ, England
Dear Sir/Madam
This is for your attention
We wish
to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of
£8,600,000.00GBP (Eight million Six hundred thousand British pounds) in the
intent of the deceased (name now withheld since this is our second letter to
you).
We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore
can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written
will Our legal services aim to provide our private clients with a complete
service.
We are happy to prepare wills, set-up and administer
Trustscarry out the administration of estates and prepare and administer powers of
attorney. All the papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your
acceptance of this deal we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of
acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to
enable us file necessary documents at our high
court probate division for the release of this sum of money.
You can
give us a call with this phone number for oral conversation +447045770342
Yours faithfully
Noah Smith
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