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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: wang_qin_1@tiscali.it
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 08:13:59 +0100
Subject: Please read and reply
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Wang Qin, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have
an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On october 6, 1999, an American consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$68,000,000.00 (six-eight Million Dollars only)
in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Smith Lawrence
died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a will,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Smith Lawrence
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$68,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the Hong Kong Law,under china's foreign and defense affairs,at
the expiration of 5 (five) years,such funds will revert to the ownership
of the chinese Government for financing military operations,such as purchasing
of arms and ammunitions for the military.
In order to avert this negative development,i will like to seek for your
permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence
so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be use for financing
weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of
60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in the course of
the transaction.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that
will help you understand the transaction.
You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Wang Qin.
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