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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: "tangkarl" <tangkarl@www.digitaljelly.co.uk>
Date: 30 Jan 2006 16:21:29 -0000
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Tang Letian, Deputy General Manager of the Trust Department of the
International commercial Bank China,100 Chi Lin Rd.,Taipei 104 Taipei Taiwan,
R.O.C.. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.An
American consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,
In 1999,{Mrs. Tobey Seidman} made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$9,450,000.00 (Nine Million, Four Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to her forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from her contract
employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mrs. Tobey Seidman
died in a plane crash.
On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace her next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mrs. Seidman did not declare any kin or
relations in all her official documents, including her Bank Deposit paper
work in my Bank. This sum of USUS$9,450,000.00 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 China, at the expiration of 6 (six) years which is this
year, the money will revert to the ownership of the 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 Mrs. Seidman so that the
fruits of this old lady'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 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. The money will
be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30%
for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done
by the attorney and my position as the Deputy General Manager of the Trust
Department, 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 be 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.
email address: tangkarl@boltonmail.net
yours sincerely,
Tang Letian
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