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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: "Yong Ling" <yongling055@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yong_ling055@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:20:44 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION
FROM:DR.YONG LING
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.
Dear Friend,
How are you today and business in your country?I am
Dr.Yong Ling,of the above address.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 email.
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 with a request such
as this especially through my official web address,
all is in the bid to erase the fear of trivialities
and hoax because of the world today and to also
establish the legitimacy of my proposal. But with
faith and God on my side I will only urge you to read
on for clear understanding.
In June 2004, a Palestinian leader,Mr.Yasser Arafat
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months (AMOUNT WITHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS)
with my bank where I am a vice president
custody and clearing.
Upon maturity of his deposit,Hang Seng Bank Ltd
investments and loans department sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address in Palestine
but got no reply.After a month, we also sent a
reminder but nobody came up.Mr Arafat died of
multiple organ failure at 0330 (0230 GMT)on Thursday,
11 November, 2004,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3984841.stm
www.scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1314882004
www.blog-irish.com/suha.htm
This led to my bank immediately launched of an
investigation into reaching a 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 Hang
Seng Bank Ltd 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 since accounts
are rarely held under a particular name because
depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts
anonymous.Besides,the late Arafat,has deposits in
different accounts all over the world.
I must let you know that Hang Seng Bank Ltd also gives
the
choice to depositors of having messages sent to them
or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no
traces of the account and as such 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;Mr.
Yasser Arafat 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 because no one has
been contacted as far as this management is concerned.
We have scanned every continent and used our private
investigation affiliate companies to get to the root
of the problem.
This very large sum has since been sitting in my Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each month.No one will
ever come forward to claim it, and according to the
Laws of Hong Kong, at the expiration of 1(one) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong
Kong
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 alarge amount of money deposited in
my bank,I as the clearing manager alone have the
deposit details and I will release the due funds to no
one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased.
Since I alone have the power to attest to the claim
and
know of the existence of this deposit. As far as Hang
Seng Bank Ltd 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 is that nobody know about this
fund with the exception of me.
This investigation has come to an end.Consequently,
my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Yasser Arafat so
that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get
into the hands of some corrupt already rich government
officials.
I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask
that if you find no interest in this project that you
please let me know.I plead that you do not be
vindictive and destructive. If my offer or percentage
share is of no appeal to you,please let me know
because of the time frame available of the said funds
being confiscated.But please do not destroy my career
because you do not approve of my proposal to you.
You may not know this but people like me 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 now, but the dynamics of my
industry dictates that I make this move and fast,
because such opportunities only come ones' way and
probably once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance
pass me bye, for once I find myself in total control
of my destiny. 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 no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork,my
position as a Branch Operations Manager with Hang
Seng Bank Ltd guarantee 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 favorable, I shall then provide you
with more details and relevant information that
will help you get full understanding of the
transaction.
More information await you in my next respond to
your email message.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Yong Ling.
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