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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
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Fraud email example:

From: prest charles <ccharlesp4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <pcharles1@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:38:32 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME.



My name is Prest Lawrence Charles. I am constrained to write you this E-Letter after various enquiries I
have made regarding sending out part of my savings to acquire a property in the U.S.A/Canada and also
in financing directly some of my importation without going through raising a Letter of Credit, which has
almost limited my imports as at when needed. I have at hand, a total amount of $780,000, and would want to solicit your assistance in using your
Equity Line of Credit Account in transferring some to you, for your assistance to help in purchasing a
home in your country for not more than $300,000 and to raise the balance periodically in paying my
customers directly for my imports, because of the restrictions on amount of money to be remitted at a
time. I spoke to my accountant in the United-Kingdom on numerous possibilities, and he came up with this
measure, which of course will not attract any of the Government taxes in financing, since the funds will
go directly to a home Equity Line of Credit. I have discussed with my wife, and we decided to write you
for assistance, even though we have not met you in person. We are willing to work with you on a percentage that is reasonable, as we will transfer the funds in bits
to your home Equity Line of Credit depending on your limit. Please notify us if you can be of assistance
in this regard. It will be appreciated if you can oblige me your private telephone numbers and fax as well as a secure
e-mail address to enable us discuss all the details in respect to this issue. There will also be a need for
us to enter into an agreement to ensure accountability and take care of the percentage, that may be
agreed upon by both parties. In the meantime, my telephone number is # 44-702-407-2573. We will not use a checking or savings account for this purpose at restrictions applying here. I will
furnish you with scanned copies of my identity when I get an affirmative response from you. We await
your urgent response, I look forward to working with you on this process and hope to meet you soon. On behalf of my family, accept my sincere greetings. Yours sincerely, Prest Charles.
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