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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: "Graham Baldock" <grahambaldock58@msn.com>
Reply-To: grahambaldock056@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:48:27 +0000
Subject: Your Urgent Response Is Needed!!!
BANK OF AMERICA (ASIA)LTD.
17/F DEVCON HOUSE
979 KING'S ROAD
HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Graham R. Baldock, credit officer of Bank of America
(Asia) Ltd, Hong Kong. I am an Australian by nationality
working with the Bank of America Asian Branch.
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you.
On october 6, 2000, an American Engineer/Consultant with the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,Mr. Mathew Paxton made a
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$40,500,000.00 (Forty Million Five Hundred thousand United
State Dollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent
a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.
Mathew Paxton died from a recurrent heart disease.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without
making a will, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Mathew Paxton did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$40,500,000.00 is still lingering in my Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to
claim it.
According to the Hong Kong Law,under china's foreign and
defense affairs,at the expiration of 5 (five) years,such
funds will revert to the ownership of the chinese Government
for financing military operations,such as purchasing of arms
and ammunitions for the military.
In order to avert this negative development,i will like to
seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next
of kin to Mr. Mathew Paxton so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not be use for financing weapons which will
further enhance the courses of war in the world in general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses
Incurred in the course of the transaction.There is no risk
at all as all the paperwork for this project will be done by
my attorney and with my position as the credit officer
guarantees the successful execution of this project. If you
are interested,please reply immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and that will help you understand the transaction.
You should observe utmost confidentiality,and rest assured
that this project would be most profitable for both parties
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share
in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Graham R. Baldock,
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