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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: zaohanglin12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:16:03 GMT
Subject: GOOD DAY
EMAIL=3A zaohanglin60=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
Hello=2C
I am Zaohang Lin=2C Branch Manager=2C Bank of China=2C Shenzhen Branch=2C=
Guangdong Province=2C People=92s Republic of China=2E I have an importa=
nt and highly confidential business deal for you=2E =
On November 6=2C 2002=2C a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Ch=
inese Solid Minerals Corporation=2C made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit=
for twelve calendar months=2C valued at USD 30=2C000=2C000=2E00 (Thirty=
Million US Dollars) in my branch=2E Upon maturity=2C I sent a routine n=
otification to his forwarding address but got no reply=2E =
After a month=2C we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his c=
ontract employers=2C the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died=
from an automobile accident=2E On further investigation=2C I found out =
that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of=
kin were fruitless=2E =
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not de=
clare any kin or relations in all his official documents=2C including hi=
s Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank=2E This sum of USD 30=2C000=2C000=2E=
00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over wit=
h the principal sum at the end of each year=2E =
No one will ever come forward to claim it=2E According to Laws of Republ=
ic of China=2C at the expiration of 6 (six) years=2C the money will reve=
rt to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim=
the fund=2E =
Consequently=2C my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to st=
and in as the next of kin to the man so that the fruits of this old man=27=
s labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials=
=2E This is simple=2C I will like you to provide immediately your full n=
ames and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documen=
ts and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin=2E =
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and Notarizatio=
n of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probat=
e/administration in your favor for the transfer=2E A bank account in any=
part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transf=
er of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin=2E The money will=
be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50 for me and=
50 for you=2E =
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this deal will be done =
by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the suc=
cessful execution of this deal=2E If you are interested=2C please reply =
immediately via the email address above and below=2E =
Upon your response=2C I shall then provide you with more details and rel=
evant documents that will help you understand the transaction=2E Please =
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communicati=
on=2E Please observe utmost confidentiality and rest assured that this d=
eal would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your=
assistance to invest my share in your country=2E =
Awaiting your reply via my email=3A zaohanglin60=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk =
Thanks and regards=2E =
Zaohang Lin=2E
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