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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: "mary adams" <madammy02@msn.com>
Reply-To: m_adammy02@yahoo.de
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:50:10 +0000
Subject: hello
Dear Sir/ma
Kindly permit me to reach you through this medium i
got your contact through the internet while i was
desperately searching for a reliable foreigner who
can help my present predicament, first and foremost
i want to introduce myself to you,
my name is mary adams a 26 years old daughter of an
European industrialist, known as Dr david adams who willed properties
and fund to me without my knowledge untill the day of his death
when he called upon me and informed me following this
development being his favourite daugther among many
i was more favoured than the other children and being from
a polygamous home, jealousy arose amongst my family and now
they are after my life.
Before he died, he however informed me that he deposited certain amount
of money in a security company in my name.
Due to my present predicament, right now am not in a position to travel.
i need your assistance in helping me recieve
the amount is $15million usd in
your account and also your assistance in helping me
get a residence permit in your country
so that when the fund gets to your account i can come
over to invest in your country as i want
to start a new life abroad, you will also assist in
advising me on which line of investment i
can put my fund in. i will be glad if you can work
with me in actualising this goal For your
assistance i am hereby offering you 20% of the total
sum, i pray as you help me, we go along
way as friends, and bussines partners i look forward
to a long lasting relationship with you.
i would want you to contact me through this email
As soon as i hear from you,my lawyer
would send you all the necssary documents which you
would need to london to claim the fund on my behalf since i can
not be able to travel. but if you can not be able to travel to claim the
fund,
the officials of the security company would contact you
as regards delivering the fund to you in your country
i would give you the pin code to open the box that contains the money as we
proceed.
you can get back to me on this mail
hoping to hear from you soonest.
Thanks
yours faithfully
MARY ADAMS
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