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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: "cba grp" <cbagrp@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tinzosly@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:24:20 +0100
Subject: FROM MR.WANG QIN
FROM THE DESK OF MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Wang Qin, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an urgent
and very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at $48,000,000.00 (Forty-Eight
Million American 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. Smith Lawrence died from an
auto-mobile accident. 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.Smith Lawrence did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of
$48,000,000.00 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 Hong Kong, at the expiration of
(five) years,the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong
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.
Smith Lawrence 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 the 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 70%for me and 25% for you and 5% for Expenses
Incurred in the course of the transaction . There is no risk at all as all
the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and with my
position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately to my email
box. 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.
You should 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. For confidentiality
Reasons, I advice that to respond strictly to this email address:
qinwanss@yahoo.co.uk
Awaiting your response.
Regards,
Wang Qin
Reply Strictly to: qinwanss@yahoo.co.uk
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