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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: "TONY HARRISON" <tonhary120d@msn.com>
Reply-To: tonhary120d@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:43:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE (KINDEST MESSAGE)
From: The Desk of MR. Tony Harrison
The Personal Assistance to the General
Manager of Standard Trust Bank (Nig) Plc.
Address: 20 matins way Victoria island Lagos Nigeria
Dear Beloved ,
I am.MR. Tony Harrison the former personnel assistance to the General
Manager of Standard Trust Bank (Nig) Plc. I want to inquire from you if you
can handle thistransaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for
you and me. (30% for you, 60% for me and 10% to cover up any expenses that
maybe incured during the processof carryout the transaction.)
The transaction is about assisting me as my foreign counterpart who has the
same surname as yours, to enable us present you as the Beneficiary of the
US$5million dollars left by our late deceased foreign
customer or helping me receive the fund.He died in a plane crash with his
family since January 2003.
The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, since the time
the bank made a public notice that they are ready to release this fund to
any of his relative abroad. I will give you more details about
the transaction when I receive your affirmative response .
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
MR. Tony Harrison
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