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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: "Byeong dong di" <slater@web-mail.com.ar>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 02:55:36 +0100
Subject: korea south
Mr. Byeong-Dong Di
Hyundai International Merchant Bank (HIMB)
Seoul, Seoul 100-757
South Korea.
http://www.himb.co.kr/
Email Address-(slater@web-mail.com.ar)
I am Mr. Byeong-Dong Di, credit officer of Hyundai
International Merchant Bank. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.
On July 8, 2001, Mrs. Sarah Fisher foreign national in
Korea, trade merchant and philiantropist deposited various
sums of money to the tune of (Thirty-one Million American
Dollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity of the deposits, I sent a routine notification
to her forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from her business associates, that Mrs. Sarah
Fisher died from an auto-mobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that she died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace her next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mrs. Sarah Fisher did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank.This sum of
Thirty-one Million American Dollars 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 South Korea, at the expiration of
(five) years,the money will revert to the ownership of the
South Korea 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 Mrs. Sarah
Fisher so that the fruits of this old womans 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 preparethe 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
forthe 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
seventy percent for me and twenty five percent for you and
five percent 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 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 usbecause I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
regards,
Mr. Byeong-Dong Di
NB: Please forward your response to my confidential
email address;(slater@web-mail.com.ar)
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