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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: "cheung pui" <cheungpui3050@msn.com>
Reply-To: cheung_pui852@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:19:16 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME
FROM:MR. CHEUNG PUI
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.
Dear friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung Pui director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business
suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the
Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed
deposit For 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four millions Five
Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity
several notice Was sent to him, even during the war and again after the war
another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out
that the Major and his family had been killed during the war
in bomb blastthat hit their home. After further investigation it was also
discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in his
official
papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided
in me the Last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank.
So, Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come
forward
to claim it.What bothers me most is that according to the to the laws of my
Country at the expiration 4 years the funds will revert to the ownership of
the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.Against
this backdrop,my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner
to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem so that you will be able to
receive his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful.I have contacted an attorney that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to
Major Fadi Basem,all that is required from you at this stage is for you
to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job.After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will
also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and
letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that
will be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in the
matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will
prepare
all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion
in all matters concerning this issue.
Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you,Should you be
interested please send me your full names and current residential
address and I will prefers you to reach me on the email address below :
E-mail: (cheung_pui852@yahoo.com.hk)
and finally after that i shall provide you with more details of this
operation.Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Cheung Pui
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