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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: "martins xiang" <xiangwong@martinszone.net>
Reply-To: martxiang200@sify.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:45:38 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Greetings to you,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Mr.
Martin Xiang, Bank Manager of a bank in China. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this
mail confidential and respect the integrity of the
information you come by as a result of this mail. I
contacted you independently of our investigation and no one
is informed of this communication.I would like to intimate
you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest
to you. I know you would be wondering why I am writing you
witha request such as this but I only urge you to read on.
In November 1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor with
the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
some millions of United states dollars in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address in America and Britain but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation contractor died alongside his wife,from an
airplane crash. The bank immediately launched an
investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert
about the situation and also to come forward to claim his
estate. If you are familiar with private banking affairs,
those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity,
but also some levels of detachment from conventional
processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin.
In the field of private banking, opening an account with us
means no one will know of its existence, accounts are
rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes
to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the
choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or
held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces
of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next
of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating
next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our
care, in this case; the British Oil consultant/contractor
died interstate.
In line with our internal processes for account holders who
have passed away, we instituted our own investigations in
good faith to determine who should have right to claim the
estate. This investigation has for the past months been
unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our
private investigation affiliate companies to get to the
root of the problem. This money has since been 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 the Laws of Republic
of China, at the expiration of 6 (six)years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. What I wish to relate to you
will smack of unethical practice but I want you to
understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking
world who finds the internal politics of the banking world
aberrational. The world of banking especially is fraught
with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and
oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to
put together the general direction of what I propose. There
is a large sum of money deposited in my bank, I alone have
the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no
one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased,
which I shall provide you with, is presented. I alone know
of the existence of this deposit for as far as my Bank is
concerned, the bank's management has no single idea of
what?s the history or nature of the deposit. They are
simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any
party that comes forward.
This is the situation. This bank has spent great amounts of
money trying to track this man's family; they have
investigated for months and have found no family.The
investigation has come to an end. Consequently, my proposal
is thatI will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the fruits of this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. Acting in this capacity really is
simple, all you have to do is provide your full names and
address so that an attorney here can prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the
next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney
for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary authentication, approval and a letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer to
be done. A bank account in any part of the world that you
then provide me with will then facilitate the transferof
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money
will be paid into your account for us to share 80/20.
I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that
if you find no interest in this project that you should
discard this mail. I ask that do not be vindictive and
destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete
this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not
destroy my career because you do not approve of my
proposal. You may not know this but people like myself who
have made tidy sums out of comparable situations run the
whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what
I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be
hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry
dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only
come ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance
pass me by, for once I find myself in total control of my
destiny. This is my chance and i wont let it pass me by. I
ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work
with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do
not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an
opportunity to provide my family with new opportunities.
There is a reward for this project and it is a task well
worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only
risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and
alerting my bank.
There is no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as
the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction. If you are interested in this lucrative
role, I urge you to indicate to that effect. Upon your
response, if favourable, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant information that will help you get
full understanding of the transaction. If you find yourself
able to work with me, contact me through this email
address, martxiang01@yahoo.com.cn . If you give me positive
signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion.
I wish to inform you that should you contact me via
official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this
project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through
my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me
through my official email account. Contact me only through
the numbers I will provide for you and also through the
email address I have provided. My official lines are not
secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess
our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality
Management Policy. Please observe this instruction
religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man, I have
a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a
measure of fear as to what the consequences may be, but I
know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and
that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of
gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private
banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be
of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.
In closing, please observe utmost confidentiality, and be
rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us. Upon receiving your reply, I will then
furnish you with a more comprehensive detail of this
transaction, the amount involved and what is required of
you in order for us to achieve the success of this
business.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address
martxiang01@yahoo.com.cn
Yours Sincerely,
Martin Xiang.
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