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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: albertodili33 odili <albertodili33@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:44:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: urgent message
Dear VICTIMNAME,
Thanks for indicating interest to work with me in this buisness transaction which will boost our financial stands when accomplished. It will be for our mutual benefit provided we are sincere and faithful to each other. This is vital and genuine business transaction and as we progress you get to know that you are dealing with a man of honour and high reputation. I assure you that there is no risk involve in this mutual coperation, all what i need is your sincere coperation and assistance to enable us see this transaction completed in a couple of days from now.
However, knowing the fact that you are a person of high calibre and a successful fellow, trustworthy and reliable to handle a transaction of this nature with capacity to accommundate the fund in your position, I have no single iota of doubt in moving further with with you and I hereby assure you that all will be well at the end of the day.
1)You are to provide me your direct phone and fax numbers for easy communication and your full contact information for my documentation.
(2) We are to negotiate and agree on fair compersation for the service and help you will render here to avoid conflict later. already we have agreed to map out %30 percent of the total fund for you, %10 of the fund for the payment of tax in your country and the remaining balance of %60 shall be for me and my trusted collugues in the ministry, the fund shall be in your interim account pending my arrival in your country for the disbursement of our own share and further investment of my own personal share of the fund in your country in any lucrative profitable business such as stock marketing, real estates and other areas depending on your good advice and advice of investors in your country.
Lastly, I shall send you an application letter which my lawyer has drafted with your name as the new beneficiary of the fund once I receive the above requested information from you and you can send it to the bank after filling it with your personal information, this will serve as a formal application requesting the release and transfer of the fund to your bank account as the new appointed legal beneficiary of the fund, a letter of authorization shall also be procure with your name to avoid you breaching any law of the land this will legally authorized you and order the immediate release of the said fund to you as the new appointed beneficiary.
I look forward to hearing from you with above requested information so that we can proceed with this business coperation.
Best regards and extend my good greetings to the member of your family.
Mr. Albert Odili.
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