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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.Cheung Young" <young2100_che@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cheung_young@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:45:29 -0800
Subject: foreigner to stand as the next of kin
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.
CONTACT EMAIL:young2100_che@yahoo.co.uk.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr Cheung Young
director of operations Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an
obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Bassem who
was with the Iraqi forces and also a business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a value of twenty four millions five hundred
thousand United State Dollars in my branch. Upon maturity several notices was
sent to him, even during the war earlier this year. Again after the war another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out
that the Major and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast
that hit their home.
After further investigations 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 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.
As you can see, 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 by-laws of my country at the expiration
of 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of 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 Major Fadi Bassem so that you will be
able to receive his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so
that we will come out successful. I have contacted an attorney
that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up
as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem, all that is required from you at this
stage is for you to provide me with your full name and address so that the
attorney can commence his job, after you have been made the next of kin, the
attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
documentation for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by
you.
There 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. Please endeavor to observe utmost
discretion in all matters concerning this issue.
Once the funds have been transferred, we shall share in the
ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% for any expenses
incurred during the course of this operation. Should you be
interested please send me your private phone and fax numbers
for easy communication, you can write me via my private box
(young2100_che@yahoo.co.uk,cheung_young@hotmail.com}
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.Cheung Young.
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