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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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From: "Qin Wang" <qwang_bank@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: qwang.bank@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:47:04 +0000
Subject: HOW ARE YOU AND EVERYTHING WITH YOU?
MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Wang Qin, Foreign Exhange Credit Manager of Hang Seng Bank Ltd.,
Hong Kong.
I am confident that you are a honorable and reputable person whom I can
vouchsafe in, in confidence, and we can work together.
On October 6, 2000, an American consultant/contractor with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at (sixty-eight Million 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, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that
Mr. Smith Lawrence 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. Smith
Lawrence did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This money 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 the Hong Kong
Law,under China's foreign and defense affairs, at the expiration of 6 (six
years, such funds will revert to the ownership of the chinese Government for
financing military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions
for the military.
In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your
permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence
so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not be used for financing
weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in
general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 20% for you and 10% 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 my attorney and with my position as the credit
officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that will
help you understand the transaction. 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.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards,
Mr.Wang Qin
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