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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: "william wei" <will_wei_05@msn.com>
Reply-To: william_wei_25@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:48:56 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE FROM THE DESK OF:
MR WILLIAM WEI,
BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
NORTH SHYN LIN DISTRICT
TAIPEI,TAIWAN.
SIR/MADAM,
I am Mr William Wei,Bank Manager, Bank Of Overseas Chinese North Shyn Lin
District, Taipei, Taiwan. I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. On June 6, 1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor
with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, MR. DAVID ABEL made a Fixed
Deposit of the sum of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars)
which accumulated to the sum of US$20,160,176.00 (Twenty Million, One
hundred and sixty thousand, One hundred and seventy six United States
Dollars) for twelve calendar months in my branch.I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that MR. DAVID ABEL 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 was
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.
David ABEL did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$20,160,176.00 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.Consequently, my proposal is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to MR.DAVID ABEL so
that the fruits of this old 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.
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 below. 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.
I CAN BE CONTACTED @william_wei_25@hotmail.com
Thanks and regards,
MR WILLIAM WEI.
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