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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 FAN FUNG" <ffung01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fanfung@ozu.es
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:50:00 +0000
Subject: AS I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE IMMEDAITELY.
I am Mr. Fan Fung , Bank Manager Jian Sing Bank
Limited, Cameron Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon Hong Kong.
I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition foryou. Mr Guy Gelinas a Canadian
businessman and longtime business associate of
erstwhile Hong Kong business tycoon James Ting , made
a Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar month, valued at
US$38,500,000.00 (Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent
routine notification to his forwarding address but get
no reply. After a month, we send a reminder and finally we discover
from his contract employer, (Abitibi - Consolidated Paper) that Mr.Guy
Gelinas died in plane crash along with many others in EgyptAir Flight
990,1999 air crash, for more information about said funds(US$38.5 Million)
you can go to the links:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_31/b3794153.htm
Since i get this information about his death and on
further investigation, I find out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempt to traced his
next of kin was fruitless. I therefore make further
investigation and discovered that Mr.Guy Gelinas did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank, and Mr. James Ting is no longer factor in this
transaction. This sum of $38,500,000.00 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 Hong Kong, at the expiration of 7
(seven)years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim
the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin
to Mr.Guy Gelinas so that the fruits of this
man's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address so that the attorney will
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
documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favor for the transfer. A bank 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
your account for us to share in the ratio of 85% for
me and 15% for you. There is no risk at all 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, please reply
immediately via the private email address above. 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 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 to my e-mail
address:fanfung@ozu.es
Regards,
Fan Fung
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