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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: "michael smith" <micsmith_140@msn.com>
Reply-To: michaelsmith_997@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:22:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT JOB OFFER!!!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to Work Online from home and get paid Weekly ? Microlinks
Inc. needs a Book-Keeper in the United State,So i want to know if you will
like to work Online from home and getting paid Weekly without leaving or
Affecting your present Job?

It's just that i presently run a Textile and Fabrics firm i inherited from
my late Dad in the UK and we need Someone to work for the Company as a
Representative/Book Keeper in the United States,My Company produces Various
Clothing Materials, Batiks, Assorted Fabrics and Traditional Costume which
we have Clients we Supply Weekly in the States,My Clients make payments for
our Supplies every Week in form of Money Orders,Bankers Draft and Checks,
which are not Readily Cashable Outside the United States so we need Someone
in the States to work as our representative and Assist us in processing the
payments from Our Clients and i will pay him Weekly Salary.

All you Need to do is Receive this payments from Our Clients in the States
get it Cashed in your Bank then Deduct your Weekly pay and Foward the
Balance to the Company down here VIA MONEYGRAMM TRANSFER our payments will
be Issued out in your Name and you get them Cashed in your Bank Deduct your
Weekly Salary and Foward the Balance to the Company VIA MONEYGRAMM
TRANSFER,So all I need is to Foward your Informations to our Clients in the
United States and they Issue payments in form of Money Orders then Send it
to you Via or mail Courier.

I will need is your Full Name,Address and Phone Number so we can foward it
to Our Clients and they will Start making payments to you as the Company
representative in the States,I will Email you a Letter of Empolyment from
our Company which you have to reply with an Acceptance Letter and a Scanned
Copy of your Indetification Attached to it as Soon as we Confirm any payment
coming to you i will let you know and i will give you the Information to
Send Funds to the Company VIA MONEYGRAMM TRANSFER.

I Await your Urgent Response.

Warmest Regards,
Mr.Michael Smith.
CEO Microlinks Fabrics & Textiles

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