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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: "CHO LEE" <manager@chinesebankers.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:51:44 +0000
Subject: Please observe utmost confidentiality
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. CHO LEE.
BANK OF CHINA
SHENZHEN
CHINA
I am Mr. Cho Lee, Bank Manager of Bank of China, Shenzhen Branch,
China. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you.A British Oil onsultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation,mr Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
Dollars) 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
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Raymond Beck died in a
plane crash along with his wife Mr and Mrs Raymond & Dorene Beck in
Egypt Air Flight 990,1999 air crash(for more information about this
crash and person you can contact this website:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm Since we got this
information about his death. 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.Raymond Beck did not declare any kin or relations
in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in
my Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 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 6 (Six) 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.Raymond
Beck 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 80% for me and 20% 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.
Mr Cho Lee.
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