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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 Wang Qin" <wangqinzz@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wangqincc@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:36:57 -0600
Subject: BUSINESS
FROM THE DESK OF: MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD,
DES VOEUX RD BRANCH CENTRAL,
HONG KONG.
I am Mr.Wang Qin, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have
an
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6,
1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at $48,000,000.00
(Forty-Eight
Million American 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 auto-mobile 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 $48,000,000.00 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
Laws of
Hong Kong, at the expiration of (five) years,the money will revert
to
the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to
claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner
to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence so that the
fruits
of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full names and address so that the attorney
will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as
the next
of
kin.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents
and
letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A
bank
account in any part of the world that you will provide the will,
then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of
kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio
of 70%for me and 25% for you and 5% 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 the attorney and with my
position as
the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately to
my email box.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details
and
relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication. 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. For
confidentiality Reasons, I advice that to respond strictly to this
address: wangqincc@yahoo.co.uk
Awaiting your response,
Regards,
Wang Qin.
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