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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: "Wan Qin" <wanqin_68@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: wanqin_68@excite.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:30:08 +0000
Subject: greetings!!!
The Center, 99,
Queen's Road Central,
Central, Hong Kong
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Wan Qin of Investment Banking, Union Bank Of China. On July 6,
2004, our client Mr.
Irvin poot, a businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 6 (six)
calendar months, with a
value of US$20.5m only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent
to him and no response came from him. Another notification was sent early
February and still no response came from him.
The Bank officially sent two-man delegate to his residence in Malaysia were
he reside only to
find out that the business mogul and his family perished in the Tsunami
disaster.
After further investigations, it was also discovered that Mr. Irvin Poot 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 visited my
office that no one except me knew of his deposit
in my bank. So, Twenty million, Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars
is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the laws of my country, at the expiration of one year (1 year)
the funds will revert to the ownership of Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot to enable you receive
the funds. Lets put heads together to see how we can transfer these funds
out of Hong Kong and use it judiciously.
I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that
will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot, all that is require
from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full names and
Address including your direct phone and fax numbers
for my Attorney to commence his job.
My Attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and
letter of probate in your favor for the funds to be move to an account that
will be provided by
you. We are going to adopt a legalized method and the Attorney will prepare
all the necessary
documents and no risk involved.
Note that sharing percentage is negotiable by the two parties. Contact me on
this email address: wanqin_68@excite.com with your full names, address, fax
and telephone number if you are interested and more details will be provided
to you about the Project.
Sincerely,
Mr. Wan Qin
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