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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: Manager Vadim <mhotovy@iol.cz>
Reply-To: vadimpetrovcn9@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:00 GMT
Subject: AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY
Good Day=2CI found your email discreetly during my personal search for a=
reliable partner that can be trusted to have this transaction done with=
me=2Csomeone who can assist me in this great time of need=2C someone wh=
o can help me out with this transaction=2EI am Mr=2EVadim Alexandrovitch=
Petrov=2C Bank Manager of URALSIB BANK OAO RUSSIA=2EI have an urgent an=
d very confidential business proposition for you=2EOn November 6=2C2003=2C=
a British Oil consultant/contractor with YUKOS OIL COMPANY (Russia=27s L=
argest Oil Company)=2C Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve c=
alendar months=2C valued at US=2440=2C000=2C000=2E00 (Forty Million Unit=
ed States Dollars) in my branch=2EUpon maturity=2CI sent a routine notif=
ication to his forwarding address but got no reply=2EAfter a month=2Cwe =
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers=2C=
the British Oil consultant/contractor with YUKOS OIL COMPANY that he die=
d from an automobile accident=2EI found out that he died without making =
a WILL=2Cand all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless=2EOn fu=
rther investigation=2CI discovered that he did not declare any kin or re=
lations in all his official documents=2Cincluding his Bank Deposit paper=
work in my Bank=2EThis sum of US=2440=2C000=2C000=2E00 (Forty Million Un=
ited States Dollars) is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is bei=
ng rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year=2ENo one w=
ill ever come forward to claim it=2EI would respectfully request that yo=
u keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity =
of the information=2Cit will be of great benefit for both of us=2C I wil=
l give you good update as regards this transaction as soon as you notify=
your interest=2EI hope to read from you=2Cthank you=2EI will like you t=
o provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney w=
ill prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in =
place as the next of kin of US=2440=2C000=2C000=2E00 (Forty Million Unit=
ed States Dollars)=2EThe money will be paid into your account for us to =
share in the ratio of 50=25 for me and 50=25 for you=2EThere is no risk =
at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the att=
orney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful ex=
ecution of this transaction=2E Awaiting your urgent reply via my email a=
ddress=2E manager=5Fvadimcn4=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
Regards=2C
Vadim A=2E Petrov=2E
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