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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: "johnson komo" <johnsonkomo2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:51:51 +0200
Subject: CONTACT Mrs JOHNSON
Atten Mr VICTIMNAME
I got the reply you sent with respect to my proposal and wish to thank you
as if you know how urgent and serious this transaction is. I also want to
assure you that you have nothing to fear or worry about as the transaction
will be legalise according to all international money transfer monetary
regulations so that there wont any problem from your government or bank when
the funds comes into your account. I am a widow and a woman of honour and a
born again christain and my only friend is Jesus whom i know will never
mislead me to the wrong person. So i will appreciate you treat me and my
family like your family and have that trust and confidence in me until we
meet.
The transaction does not demand much. You will be expected to put up an
official claim application to the bank as the trustee requesting for the
transfer of the funds into your account any were you may so wish. As soon as
the bank gets the application they will get back to you requesting certain
informations and documents to show that you are really our trustee to enable
them do the verification properly before processing the transfer of funds
into your account.
We have some of the documents in our possesion to supply to you when the
time comes. And whatever information the bank request from you ,you will
send to us so that we can equip you with the answers before you reply them.
All these wont take more than 7 working days to conclude in that we have an
inside person who is incharge of transfer and who know about our file.He
will use his position to influence things and process our transfer quick.
This is all about it for now as more details will made known to you if you
give me answers to the following questions. What kind of business are you
into presently or are you working for a company? If yes what is your
position in the company? Do you think your account is credible enough to
carry this funds when it comes into your account? What kind of investment do
you have in mind for this funds in your country? We are thinking of real
estate and hotel business,do you think it is viable in your country? What
does your company deal with? Were are you residing presently? Do please send
me your contact tel numbers including your mobile tel numbers with your
outdialing code to enable me call you through my son anytime i want to and
for our gurdian here to call you too.
The moment i get all these details i will without hesitation commence the
official procedure with you. May God bless you until we meet.
Sincerely yours.
Mrs JOHNSON
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