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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: "" <mabreko@iol.cz>
Reply-To: mrsinwaikin@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:47:30 GMT
Subject: RE
FROM=3AMR SIN WAI KIN=2E
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(mrsinwaikin=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk)
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Dear Friend=2C
=
Let me start by introducing myself=2EI am Mr Sin Wai Kin Executive Direc=
tor and Chief Financial Officer of the operations of the Hang Seng Bank =
Ltd=2EI have a secured business suggestion for you=2EBefore the U=2ES an=
d Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the Iraqi forces an=
d also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18calendar months=2C=
with a value of Thirty million United State Dollars (=2430=2C000=2C000=2E=
00) only in my branch=2E Upon maturity several notice was sent to him=2C=
even during the war early this year=2EAgain after the war another notif=
ication was sent and still no response came from him=2E We later find ou=
t that Major Fadi Basem and his family had been killed during the war in=
bomb blast that hit their home=2E After further investigation it was al=
so discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in h=
is official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit=2E And h=
e also confided in me the last time he wasat my office that no one excep=
t me knew of his deposit in my bank=2ESo=2CThirty million United State D=
ollars(=2430=2C000=2C000=2E00)is still lying in my bank and no one will =
ever come forward to claim it=2EWhatbothers 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=2EAgainst this backdrop=2C 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 willbe able to receive his funds=2E
=
WHAT IS TO BE DONE=3A
=
I want you to know that I have had everything plann ed out so that wesha=
ll come out successful=2E I have contacted an attorney that willprepare =
the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major=
Fadi Basem =2C all that is required from you at this stage is for you t=
o provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can c=
ommence his job=2E After you have been made the next of kin=2C the attor=
ney 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 account that will be provided by you=2EThere is no risk involved a=
t 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 utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue=2EOnce th=
e funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account weshall sha=
re in the ratio of 60=25 for me=2C 40=25 for you Should you beinterested=
please send me the following informations below=2C
=
1=2E Full names
2=2E Private phone number
3=2E Current residential address=2E
=
I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below And finally=
after that i shall provide you with more details of this transaction=2E=
Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated=2E(mrsi=
nwaikin=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk)
=
Kind Regards=2C
=
Mr Sin Wai Kin=2E
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