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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: FROM ASIA <chungchang2005@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:54:29 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION
FROM:MR. CHUNG CHANG
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Chung Chang, credit officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Sai Wan Ho Branch. I have a obscured
business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General Ibrahim Moussa who (in this
case I am his accounting officer) was with the Iraqi forces and also a businessman, made a numbered
fixed deposit for 18 calendar months and advised that after the maturity, that the money should be
transfered to our affiliate branch in Europe, a Security company. Now the total value of the money is
Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$15.5M) only and the money is in our
affiliate branch in Europe. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war early this
year. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. I as his
accounting officer(as all correspondence to him is passed through me) later found out that the General
and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation, I discovered that General Ibrahim Moussa 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, Fifteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$15.5M) only is still lying in the Security & Finance
company'in Europe,and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that
according to the laws of Europe, as it concerns their banking rules, at the expiration 3 years the funds
will be reverted to our Bank in Hong Kong and this in turn will be reverted to the ownership of the Hong
Kong 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 late General Ibrahim Moussa 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 (as the account's officer to General Ibrahim
Moussa) so that we shall come out successfully. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to General Ibrahim Moussa , 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, then you can call the
Security/Finance company your self and ask of claim of your funds as the next of kin to the late
General, then the company can now invite you to come for claim, But if you can not come then, 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. This in turn I will send
to the Security/Finance company in Europe.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney
will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor 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 70% , 30% . If you are interested please send me your full names and current
residential address and phone numbers, I will prefers you to reach me on the email address below
(chungchang2005@netscape.net) 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. Chung Chang
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