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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: danielattah@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:34:15 +0000
Subject: My good friend
My good friend,
I wish to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transfered. Though, it is indeed, a very longtime. On my singular, I
am much delighted and privileged to contact you again,after couple of
months now.
It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and
at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances
that made things did not worked out as we projected then.I take this
liberty to inform you that, the transaction i called you for an
assistance which didn't worked out then, finally worked out now by
God's infinite mercy.
I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the
funds with
the help of a new partner from Luxemburg.
Everything was perfectly done because we striked a deal with one of
the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the
Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help
to us.
My newpartner initiated this idea and everything worked out
successfully and I decided to contact you, just to let you know.I have
conscience as a human being and also a christian, due to your
tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in
retrospect and in appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in
receiving the Funds I have decided to compensate you with the sum of
USD$1.5m.
Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for
numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived
yesterday night and hecked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to
the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I
Left the sum $1.5m in a security company in the custody of my
secretary in your favour as your COMPENSATION for your dedication,
humanity and contribution, as it were.
Please,contact my Secretary now MR PAUL JULIUS on his
Email: pauljulius2010@yahoo.fr
You are to forward to him thefollowing :
1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
He will advise you further if there is any other thing you needed to
provide, Feel free to reach him via his email address and get back to
me as soon as you recieve the funds immediately,
Sincerely Yours,
DANIEL ATTAH
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