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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: "DONALD WILSON"<cw8445@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <donald.wilson90@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:54:46 -0700
Subject: From Desk of the Secretary-General (29/092009)
>From Desk of the Secretary-GeneralWorld Bank Group, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOMI am Mr. Donald Wilson, Bill and Exchange Manager/ Secretary General, Headof the World Bank Finance Group, London Branch, set up to fight against scamand fraudulent activities worldwide. This Group is responsible forinvestigating the legitimacy of unpaid contract, inheritance and lotto winning claims by companies and individuals and directs the payingauthorities (banks) worldwide to make immediate payment of verified claimsto the beneficiaries without further delay.Meanwhile, you are being legally contacted regarding the release of your longawaited and overdue fund. After a detailed review of your file, the World Bank Group has mandated that the sum stated below should be released immediately. The sum ofUS$10,625,000.00 (Ten Million Six Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved in your favour via my desk. I therefore wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be releasedto you as soon as you respond to this letter. The fund will be release toyour nominated bank account, if this committee has verify that thetransaction was legal, and if it is not legal, that mean you have be scam byillegal individual or institude,that mean you will be among the list thatwill be compensated. Barclays Finance Plc London was given theauthority to legally release your fund to you. The bank detail will be givento you after will have verify your claim.The below are the bank detail of the bank that was given the authorityto release your payment to you.BARCLAYS FINANCE PLC LONDON .I Barclays RoadWestminsterLondon . United KingdomTelephone: +44 207-060-3022, +44 797-945-8858Fax: +44-700-580-3124, 44-700-580-3125A compensation fund was also raise by the UNITED STATEgovernment, British government and some Asia countries.US$725 Millionsdollars was raise, this was the support of PRESIDENT OBAMA of United State, topay all unpaid funds, and if this institute verify that you where scam by thewrong people, a compensation of $435,000.will be immediately release toyou. Please you must respond with more detail, if you have be scam or you haveunpaid fund with any British institute or individual and British bank or any Bankthat was not release to you, this committee will verify if you where scam byillegal institute or individual. If you have unpaid fund, what is the amount?Because the above amount was confirm from our list that you have unpaidfund.Please re-confirm to us the following:(1) Your Full Name:(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:(3) Company Name, Home Address:(4) Profession, Age and Marital status:Note that the above fund has been cleared from terrorist or fraudrelated activities.Most importantly, one of the British security banks was given authority torelease payment to you. We shall forward you with the detail of the bankafter we have received your respond.Thanks for Your Cooperation.Mr. Donald WilsonDebit Reconciliation OfficeAttached To (Secretary-General Office)World Bank Group.
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