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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: "lishi ju" <lishiju2@mail-jp.org>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:15:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
Mr. Li Shi Ju
Hokkaido Bank,
Kita 7 Jou Branch,
North 7 West 4, Sapporo,
Hokkaido 060-8628,Japan.
Email: credit_officer@hokkaido-bank-jp.com
Dear Sir,
Please do not be embarrased by this unusual email with
the request I am about to make. Before going further
let me introduce myself, I am Mr.Li Shi Ju credit
officer of the Hokkaido Bank in Japan and accounts
officer to General. Anderson Ernest Elwood , the
subject of my request to you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General.
Anderson Ernest Elwood who was with the Iraqi forces
and also business man made a fixed deposit for 270
days, with a value of ($18.5 M)Eighteen million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch. Upon maturity several notices were sent to
him, even during the war early Last year.
Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later find out
that the General and his family had been killed during
the war in bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered
that Gen. Elwood did not declare any next of kin in
his official papers including the paper work of his
bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time
he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank. So, $18.5 Million is still lying
in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim
it.
What is most disturbing is that according to the laws
of my country at the expiration 3 years the funds will
revert to the ownership of the Japanese Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this
backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you
as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Elwood
so that you will be able to receive his funds.
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
document that will back you up as the next of kin to
Gen.Elwood, 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 in for claims on your behalf and secure
the necessary approval and letter of probate in your
favor for the move of the funds to an account that
will be provided by you.Once the funds have been
transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested please send me your private
phone and fax
numbers for easy communication and I will provide you
with more details
of this operation.
Please reply through this EMAIL:
credit_officer@hokkaido-bank-jp.com
Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr.Li Shi Ju
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