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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: "Mr. Lee Zhang" <leezhang@bluemail.dk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: leezhang@excite.com
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:50:20 -0700
Subject: Enquiry
FROM THE DESK OF:Mr.Lee Zhang.
BANK OF CHINA
SHENZHEN BRANCH,
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
PLS REPLY TO:leezhang@excite.com
Dear friend,
I am MR.Lee Zhang, Bank Manager of Bank of China, Shenzhen Branch, China. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you which i solicit for your assistance in actualizing this proposal.
On November 6, 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,Mr. John Schelpert made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address in America but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. John Schelpert died alongside his wife,from an aeroplane crash in November 1999. For confirmation you maI will give you further detailed proof of his death in receipt of your reply. 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.John Schelpert did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$18,000,000.00 is still sitting 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 Laws of Republic of China, at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. John Schelpert so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 90% for me and 10% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Lee Zhang
Kindly REPLY TO:leezhang@excite.com
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