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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: "Mr Josef Yun" <j_yun1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 07:33:08 -0500
Subject: CONFIRM RECEIPT!
MR.JOSEPH YUN
CHINA MERCHANT BANK.
DES BOUEX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.
Email:j_yun2@yahoo.com.hk
I am Mr.Joseph Yun, credit officer of the China Merchant
Bank.I have a
concealed business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Gen.Talfik Kubu who
was
with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered
fixed
deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Forty Three
Million,Six
Hundred Thousand 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
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.Talfik Kubu
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, Forty Three Million,Six Hundred Thousand 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 to the laws
of my
country at the expiration three years the funds will revert
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 Gen.Talfik Kubu
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 necessary
document
that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen.Talfik Kubu
,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.
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 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% for me, 25% for you and
5%for any
expenses incurred during the course of this operation.
Should you be interested please send me your private phone
and fax
numbers for easy communication, you can write me via my
private box thus:
(j_yun2@yahoo.com.hk) and i will provide you with more
details of
this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr.Joseph Yun
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