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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: "Capt.David Spins" <capt.dave2011@clujnapoca.ro>
Reply-To: capt.dave@clujnapoca.ro
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:32:23 +0200
Subject: I hope you are fine
Dear Sir,
My humble compliments.
My name is Capt. David Spins I am an American soldier, I am serving in the
military of the 1st Armoured Division in Iraq, we have just been re-assigned to
Germany.
I am presently in Riyadh at the mean time just for a couple of weeks.Meanwhile
my commandant and I were oportuned to have moved funds belonging to Ex.
president Saddam Hussein totaling $27,000,000.00 (Twenty seven million US
dollars) this money is being safely kept in a Security Firm as I am writing
you.
Click on this link you will find details of what took place here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
I do hope you would realise we are working for the government and as a result
of that we cannot keep these funds anywhere close to us.Consequently, my
proposal is that we will want to move the funds to you, so that you can keep it
for us in your bank account or any other place you deem safe. We will share the
money in the ratio of 85%
for us and 15% for you.
There is no risk involved whatsoever.If you are interested, please reply
immediately via email too.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with
more details.
My responsibility is to find a reliable partner that will assist us. Can I
really trust you? On receipt of this email,please send me an e-mail notifying
me of your position.Should you be interested and ready to assist,I will
appreciate it to have you provide me with your most confidential telephone/fax
numbers for earsier.
This is a deal and I would advice you observe utmost confidentiality towards
it, and be rest assured that this transaction will be most profitable for all
of us because I shall personally require your assistance to invest my share in
an overseas country, probably your country.Awaiting your urgent reply via my e-
mail address.
Warmest wishes,
Capt.David Spins
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