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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: "Dr.Adams Jerry" <adamsjerry66@gala.net>
Reply-To: <adamsjerry@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:27:30 -0800
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Dr.Adams Jerry, Director of Project, South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the Committee need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
This amount $28.5m represents the balance of the total contract Value Executed on behalf of Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid.
Should you be willing to assist us in the transaction? Your share of the sum will be 25% of the $28.5million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses.
To enable us commence, I will need your personal telephone/fax number.
Please send your response to adamsjerry@gala.net
I await your immediate response.
Best Regards,
Dr.Adams Jerry.
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