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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 Jin Cheng" <jincheng@uae.ac>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 14:18:09 GMT
Subject: IRAQ UPDATE
Hello,
My humble compliments.
My name is Capt.Jin Zheng 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.I will send to you a copy of my international passport
and pictures of my family members.Awaiting your urgent reply via my e-mail address.
Warmest wishes,
Capt. Jin Zheng---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get your free 100 MB email account at www.uae.ac
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