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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: "braim mike" <larsoo12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: larsoo_11@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:49:17 -0700
Subject: testament
Mr.Soo Cho
CHO HUNG BANK.
14 1-ka Namdaemun-ro Chung-ku
Seoul, Seoul 100-757
South Korea.
www.chohungbank.co.kr
Reply to:larsoo_11@yahoo.com.ar
I am Mr.Soo Cho, credit officer of CHO HUNG BANK. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.
On July 8, 2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the South Korea
Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Phillip Morris made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at (Twenty-eight Million American
Dollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity,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, that Mr. Phillip Morris died from an
auto-mobile 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.Phillip Morris
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of $28,000,000.00 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 South Korea, at the expiration of (five) years,the
money will revert to the ownership of the South Korea 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. Phillip Morris 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 the 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
70%for me and 25% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the
transaction
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately to my email box.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will
help you understand the transaction.
Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.
You should 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.
Regards,
Soo Cho
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