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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 Francis" <wanbufa29@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:06:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject: GREETINGS


Dear good friend,You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, avery long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged tocontact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage andGod's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to showgratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not workedout as we projected then.I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursingtogether, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided tocontact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human beign,due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work outin retrospect.Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg fornumerousbusiness negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterdaynight and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotelcyber cafe to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised andsigned an International
Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune ofUSD$3.920,000.00 (THREE MILION NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITEDSTATESDOLLARS) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanityand contribution, as it were.Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary, she is in the name of :Miss R. Owen( Secretary)E-mail : financeconsulting@myway.comYou are to forward to her, the following :1. YOUR FULL NAME &amp; ADDRESS2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER ( If necessay)she, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to yourResidence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reachvia this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validityperiod of 12banking days. Please this is CONFIDENTIAL because of pastexperiencesSo, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You have tomind the days on route shipment.Sincerely Yours,Dr. Francis w. c

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