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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: "pui cheun" <cheungpui500@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:51:25 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS
GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS
FROM: MR. CHEUNG PUI
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.
{cheung25pui@yahoo.com.hk}.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung Pui director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Sai Wan Ho Branch.
I have an obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Hamadi Hashem who was a business man
based in Iraq made numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a
value of Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(US$24,500,000.00) only in my branch. 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. We later find out
that Hamadi Hashem and his family had been killed during the war in bomb
blast that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil well was.
http://www.iraqmemorialwall.org/iraqicasualties.html
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/names.htm
After further investigation it was also discovered that Hamadi Hashem 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, Twenty Four
millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$24,500,000.00) 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 five{5}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 Hamadi Hashem 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 Hamadi
Hashem, 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 fill in for
claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favour for the transfer of the funds to an account that will
be provided by you.
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. Contact me only
through my private email account and the numbers I will provide for you and
also through this email address {cheung242pui@yahoo.com.hk}. I do not want
any direct link between you and me. 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 with 2
children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the
consequences, 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.
There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking.
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.I
have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing
to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this
situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you
into the center of relevance in my life. Let’s share the blessing please do
not hesitate.Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to my nominated
bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you.
Should you be interested please send me your full names and current
residential address and I will prefers you to reach me on this my private
email address below
{cheung25pui@yahoo.com.hk}.
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. Cheung Pui.
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