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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: Hyung Bok <hbl_406@mail2world.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 01:17:54 +0200
Subject: Cooperate Affairs
FROM: MR HYUNG BOK LEE
DAH SING BANK LTD
DEX VOEUX RD BRANCH
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREA
hbl_406@walla.com
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Mr.Hyung Bok Lee, credit officer of the Dah Sing Bank Ltd,Dex Voeux Rd Branch. I have a
obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen Hassen Fazi who was with the Iraqi forces and also
business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Fourty millions
United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the
war.
Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out
that the Gen Hassen Fazi 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 Hassen Fazi 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, Fourty millions United
State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of 3 years the funds
will revert to the ownership of the SOUTH KOREA 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 Hassen Fazi so that you will be able to receive his funds.
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 document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen
Hassen Fazi , 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 favour for the move of the funds to an
account that will be provided by you.
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.
Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have
been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you
and 10% which will be used to offset every expences made by both parties during this project including
phone calls. Should you be interested please send me your full names and current residential address
and I will prefer you to reach me on the email address below (hbl_406@walla.com) and finally after that i
shall provide you with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
MR HYUNG BOK LEE
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