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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: "David Alagon" <drdavidalagon@msn.com>
Reply-To: david2000@hamptonroads.com
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:03:17 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
Dear friend
It is obvious that we have not met each other before. But to be sincere with
you, I got your name and contact via the Internet while I was insearch for a
reliable Foreigner, who can assit me over this developement.
My Name is David Alagbon; I?m from Africa and Nigeria to be precise. I am
writing you this mail, because I am a neglected person here in Nigeria. I
stay with my old school friend here in Nigeria and he works in the Central
Bank of Nigeria. But despite the fact that he works in a Central Bank, he
treats me so bad that sometimes I don't even get to eat for a whole day.
There is a saying that goes like this; "Every day is for thief and one day
is the owner". My luck for life just arrived yesterday when I overheard my
friend and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria discussing about loss in
their contract payment files. What really happen is that, their headquarters
which is serving the information to foreign contractors payment had a
serious fire outbreak resulting in so many deaths and loss of lives.
My dear friend, why I am writing you this now is because I wouldn't want
this Christmas to pass me by without me having anything to care for my
family in the village. All I want you to do now is to forward a form which I
will give you in my next mail dirctly to the bank.After you have filled the
form and sent to the bank processing department, you will be told to hold on
for verification, after which they will send you a draft of any amount you
include in the form.
my dear friend, I would like you to fill in the sum of US$27,510,000.00
dollars(Twenty Seven Million, Five Hundred and Ten Thousand United States
Dollars).
Then you will be mailed your draft and when it gets to you, you shall cash
the money within hours after which you will send me 50% of the money. I am
contented with that. All I need to know in your next mail, is if you will be
able to do this for the two of us even if I can come and stay with you in
your country, I don't mind.
I will be hopping to hear from you soonest.
Thanks for your understanding. I look forward to your urgent response.
Best regards.
David Alagon
N/B: PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS:
david2000@hamptonroads.com
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