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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: "Chan Patrick" <patrckchan_w11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patrckchan_w@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:07:17 -0700
Subject: CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Good Day
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Patrick Chan, Executive
Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an
obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan who was
with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for
18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several
notices was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again
after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from
him. We later find out that the General along with his wife and only
daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan 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
was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So,
Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still
lying in 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 of 5
years the funds will revert to the ownershipof 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
Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan so that you will be able to receive his funds.
MODALITIES:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan, 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 favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be
provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going 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 then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you.
Should you be interested please send me
1,Full names,
2,private phone number,
3,current residential address,
And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:
(patrckchan_w@yahoo.com.hk)
and 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. Patrick Chan.
(patrckchan_w@yahoo.com.hk)
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