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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 Harron" <harron_shai@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: harron_shai20@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 02:15:38 +0700
Subject: URGENT PLEASE
FROM:MR HARRON SHAI
Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr Harron Shai director of
operations of the Bangkok Bank Ltd,Thailand Bangkok.
I have an obscured business suggestion for you.Before the U.S and Iraqi
war,
our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also
business
man made a numbered,fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value
of
Twenty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch.
Upon maturity several notice was sent to him,even during the war early
last
year.Again after the waranother notification was sent and still no
response
came from him.
We later find out that the Major and his family had been killed during
the
war in bomb blast that hit their home.After further investigation it
wasalso
discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in his
official papers including the paper workof 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 million Five Hundred Thousand
United
State Dollars is still lyingin my bank and no one will ever come
forward to
claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country, at
the
expiration 4 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 Major Fadi Basem 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
Major
Fadi Basem , 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 favor for the move of the funds to an account that will
be
provided by you.
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.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this
issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your 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 prefer you to reach me on the email
address
below, Email:
(harron_shai20@yahoo.com <mailto:harron_shai20@yahoo.com>)
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. Harron Shai
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