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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: "simon wong" <simonwong056@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 12:09:24 +0200
Subject: Good Day!!
MR. SIMON WONG
DAH SING BANK LTD.
19 DES VOEUX RD.
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Simon Wong, credit officer of Dah Sing Bank Ltd,
Hong Kong. I
have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you.
On october 15, 1999, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah
who was the
deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man
made a
numbered fixed deposit
for 12 calendar months, with a value of Fourty Millions
Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.
Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after the
war late
this year.
Another notification was sent and still no response came
from him.
We later find out that the Governor has been assasinated in
Baghdad.
The websites below is a verification of the news about his
death:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979
After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr.
Hatem Kamil
Abdul Fatah 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.
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. Hatem
Kamil Abdul Fatah 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.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio
of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% 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 my attorney and with my
position as
the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of
this
transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and that
will help you understand the transaction.
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.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Simon Wong
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