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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: fayad bin <fayadbin123@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:28:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Further Details
Dear VICTIMNAME,
I want to firstly thank you for your reply to my cry for help. Though I understand that this must have come to you as a surprise but I really appreciate your gesture for taking your time to respond to my mail.
Permit me to throw more light on this subject so as to explain the details and procedures of this transaction. It is very important to note the essence of you making a trip to Spain in order to finalize the transaction. The security company where this money is deposited requires that any beneficiary that I appoint as my benefactor to the deposited box, will be given full right and privilege hence a power of attorney is issued in favour of my benefactor.
In view of this, I would like to inform you on the need for you to send to me as soon as possible your full name and address and your direct contact telephone number for prompt communication.
As soon as I receive the above stated information, I will send a power of attorney to you as well as all relevant documents to you so as to give you full right and privilege over the deposited funds. After you have received all the documents, you will be required to travel to Madrid, Spain where the money is deposited in order to retrieve the money from the Security company and thereafter deposit the money in a bank account for onward transfer to your bank account in your country or any other country in the world where the money will be safe.
Please be informed that I'm interested in any kind of business that will generate profit in your country. I want to invest at least 40 to 50% of the total amount in your country. Perhaps you will be my guide in this direction. I have decided to give you 20% of the total fund for you your help and 5% for reimbursement of expenses that might be incurred during the cause of completing this transaction.
Please I need you to maintain the top secrecy that this transaction requires and I do not want third party interference in our dealings. I have taken note of your comment in your email and I can assure you that this is a different transaction from what you have experience. All you need to do is to follow my instruction and we must succeed Insh- Allah.
If there is anything else you would like to know, please ask me so that I can explain.
Your urgent response to this mail will be highly appreciated.
Yours truly,
Prince Fayad Bolkiah
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