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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: "ALEX MELSON"<md_miletamicltd@sify.com>
Reply-To: <pmb123456@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 1980 03:25:27 -0800
Subject: FROM ALEX MELSON YOUR EMAIL REFERS

Dear Beneficiary,

I am Mr Melson Alex ,a British /Indian and a financial Consultant to a security
company here in UK your financial entitlement was returned to our Company by the British Government based on your inability to pay some withholding charges
that kept your fund all these while.


The funds total is :US$? Million and since you were made the beneficiary of
these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing
over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement signed with the
benefactor when he enlisted your assistance in delivering the funds to you.
I am now willing to assist you pay the withholding Charges to enable the diplomat
deliver the funds to you in your country of residence.

I am presently in UNITED KINGDOM and before I can pay the withholding charges to
enable the Diplomat deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm the following
information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person

1.Full Name
2.Residential Address
3.Age
4.Occupation
5Cell Phone Numbers ( Plz)
6. Country of Origin of fund.
7.Amount Expected

On the receipt of your information ,I will authenticate it with the
information we have here and once it is correct ,I shall contact you on my
arrangements on when and the exact time the diplomat will be bringing your
package to your residential address.

Kindly note that once this fund is delivered to you I will personally come over

to your country to enable us split this fund on 50/50 ratio

Do send the requested information for the delivery of your funds as I wait your

Response ASAP

Regards with Respect

Mr Melson Alex
Certified \Public Accountant

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