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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 Tan Wong <baureal@iol.cz>
Reply-To: tanwong047@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:10:31 GMT
Subject: From Tan Wong
FROM=3A TAN WONG
(tanwon147=40hotmail=2Ecom)
Let me start by introducing myself=2E I am Mr=2ETan Wong director of ope=
rations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd=2E I have an obscured business suggest=
ion for you=2EBefore the U=2ES and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem=
who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fix=
ed deposit for 18 calendar months=2C with a value of Twenty Four million=
s Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch=2E Upon m=
aturity several notice was sent to him=2C even during the war =2E Again =
after the war another notification was sent and still no response came f=
rom him=2EWe later found out that the Major and his family had been kill=
ed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home=2E After further inv=
estigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare =
any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his b=
ank deposit=2E And he also confided in me the last time he was at my off=
ice that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank=2E So=2C Twenty=
Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar(=2424=2C500=2C0=
00=2C00) is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to =
claim it=2E What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my cou=
ntry at the expiration 8years the funds will revert to the ownership of =
the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds=2E Against=
this backdrop=2C mynsuggestion to you is that I will like you as a fore=
igner to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem so that you will b=
e able to receive his funds=2E
WHAT IS TO BE DONE=3A
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we sha=
ll come out successful=2E I will contact my attorney to prepare the nece=
ssary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Ba=
sem =2C all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provid=
e me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence =
his job=2EAfter you have been made the next of kin=2C the attorney will =
also file 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 acc=
ount that will be provided by you=2EThere 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=2E Please endeavor to observe u=
tmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue=2EOnce the funds h=
ave been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in th=
e ratio of 65=25 for me=2C 30=25 for you and 5=25 will be use to settle =
any expenses at the conconclusion of the transfer incurred by any partne=
r in the process of the transfer=2E Should you be interested please send=
me your full names and current residential address and I will prefer yo=
u to reach me on this email address (tanwon147=40hotmail=2Ecom)which is =
my private email address and finally after that i shall provide you with=
more details of this operation=2E
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated=2E
Kind Regards=2C
Mr=2E Tan Wong=2E
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