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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: Sgt.Dave Hunter. <dave.hunter@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: dave.hunter34@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 14 Apr 2008 10:58:57 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY TODAY
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Hello Dear:
With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to
contact you.I am an army Sgt. from Fort Hood Tx. now serving with the
third infantry contingent mission stationed in Iraq;I actually found
your contact particulars in a business journal.I am seeking your
experience and assistance to evacuate the sum of $28.2Million United Sates
Dollars to USA or any othersafe country. This is no stolen funds, and there
are no risks involved.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
During the third month of the raid here in Iraq, Myself and some few
other soldiers while conducting a routine search in a location near one
of Saddam`s old palaces, uncovered large sums of money buried in barrels
with piles of weapons and ammunitions which we believed must have been
part of Saddam's hidden treasure. We agreed not to turn over the cash
or declare it to our authorities that brought us here.since there is
noting we could do having considered that there is no amount or kind of
compensation that can make up, be quantified,or justify the risks we
have taken with our lives in this hell hole.
I was given the sum of $12.2 Million Dollars as my own share, and had
nowhere to conceal such bulk monies here,so I had to employ the services
of a contact by a British colleague. The said contact facilitated the
movement of the funds to a safer location entirely outside Iraq. One
passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with
any third party, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please
destroy this email, as any leakage of this information will be too bad
for me.I do not know for how long we will remain here, and I have
survived two suicide bomb attacks by the grace of God.
It may be difficult for us to communicate on phone for security
reasons, so as soon as I am sure you are willing to help, I will guide you
with more information.But only when i ascertained your seriousness and
totality to commit your time in seeing to the success of this. We shall
also discuss about percentage when it is convenient to do so,until i hear
from you,more information shall be supplied to you.
You should respond to me via this email confidentially: dave.hunter34@yahoo.co.uk
Respectfully,
Sgt. Dave Hunter.
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