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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. WANG QIN" <mrq_wang123@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: mrq_wang123@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:29:33 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend/Partner
MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONG KONG.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Wang Qin, credit
officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.
On october 6, 1999, an American consultant/contractor with the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at Twenty Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(US$26,500.000.00) 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
automobile 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 US$26,500.000.00 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.
What bothers me most is that 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.
Smith Lawrence 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.
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 documents that will back you up as the
next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence, 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
file for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval
and letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds.
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 and with my position as the credit officer
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue.
Once the funds have been transferred, we shall share in the ratio
of 65% for me, 30% for you and 5% for any expenses incurred during
the course of this operation.
Should you be interested, please contact me via email as I am not
fluent in English and I would like all communication to be via
email.
As soon as I get your response, I will provide you with more
details of this operation.
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.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. Wang Qin
__________________________________________________________________
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