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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 Jaing Zhe" <jiang_zhe2000@yahoo.com.cn> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:52:33 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINNESS PROPOSAL...
From: Mr. Jiang Zhe
Senior Accounts Manager
Chinatrust Bank.
Chengtung Branch, Taiwan,
Taiwan.
Greetings to you,
I am Mr. Jiang Zhe, the Senior Accounts Officer of Chinatrust Bank, Chengtung
branch, Taiwan, R.O.C. I have an urgent and very important business proposition
which will be of immense benefit to you. I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction, which I propose to you in good faith and believe you will be a
transparent and honest partner.
My portfolio in this bank includes supervision of foreign accounts. In July 1998, a
British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,
Mr. Stephen Hickey made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
Months valued at US$21,500,000.00 (Twenty one million five hundred thousand
US dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, I sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his Contract
employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Stephen Hickey died
from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Stephen Hickey did not declare any next of kin
or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank.
This sum of US$21,500,000.00 (Twenty one million five hundred thousand US dollars)
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 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. I am the
only one aware of the situation surrounding Mr. Hickey? death.
Consequently, my proposal to you is that you as a foreigner stand in as the next of kin
to Mr. Stephen Hickey otherwise this money will end up in the hands of corrupt
government officials.
The process is simple and straightforward. I have worked it out on my own and need
your collaboration. At this time, I will like you to provide immediately your full names,
contact telephone and fax number, so that an attorney will contact you and prepare the
necessary documents, affidavits, notarization of the WILL, and to obtain letter of probate/administration in your favour for the immediate transfer of this that will present you as the next of kin.
A bank account preferably a new 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 this account for us to share in the ratio of 90% ($19,350,000) for me and 10%
($2,150,000) for you.
Immediately the money is transferred out of our bank to your designated account,
I will provide an account for you to return my share (90%) of the money.
I want to assure you that there is no risk involved in any way as all the paper work
for this transaction will be handled by the attorney and my position as the Senior
Account Officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are willing to participate in this transaction, please reply immediately via my
private email address above, as I will not want us to have any verbal discussion on
this matter due to my sensitive position in this bank.
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 be
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 private email address: jiang_zhe2000@yahoo.com.cn <mailto:jiang_zhe2000@yahoo.com.cn>
Sincerely,
Mr. Jiang Zhe.
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