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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" <wangqin1@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:21:38 +0100
Subject: God bless you.
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 (sixty-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 6 (six) 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 used 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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