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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: "THE INVISIBLE MAN" <invisibleman2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 22:04:44 -0300
Subject: The COMPLETE cd to offshore banking and new identities.....

Need i say more?

You don't even have to leave the USA
to open secret offshore bank accounts
in all the foreign countries that people love
to!

The whole CD is in Adobe .pdf format and
a copy of the .pdf reader is included on it.

The direct PHONE AND FAX numbers to
all the offshore banks and MORE are included
so you can get credit cards tied in with your
offshore banking, etc, etc without ever going
to any foreign countries.

The ins and outs of special passports is detailed
and complete information on how to leave your
old identity behind and start anew in the world.

Just $20 cash postpaid anywhere.

You may purchase resale rights if you like....you
can make a bundle with this one....believe me.....

Can't take any personal checks, but we'll take
your money order if you need a receipt.

THE COMPLETE UNDERGROUND HANDBOOK.
On CD, including all the offshore banking techniques.
You can open an offshore account with as little as
$100 if you like and have complete access to it
with a combo debit/credit card tied to it.....

Send $20 (or $50 with resale rights) to:

J. S. Jay
Box 881
Pecos, TX 79772-0881

Sold as information only. Read and Learn.

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