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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. Mulan Qin" <mulanqin1956@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 11:43:00 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR PERUSAL
For Your Kind Attention,
INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP.
First, I must insist on your confidence in this transaction.
I am making this contact with you based on reliable
information available to us courtesy of Internet business
index and confirmed by our local chambers of commerce and
industry concerning your reputation. Thus we are convinced
you would be capable to provide us with a solution to a
money transfer transaction of US$410,400,000.00(Four Hundred
and Ten Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars)
Toward the end of my service with Bank of China where I
worked for many years, several of my colleagues and I set up
companies with which we successfully secured loans for
speculation in Hong Kong and Singapore stocks and real
estate. We did this because it had dawned on us that we were
paid barely enough to feed our families while top government
officials control billions of dollars.
The bank along with regulatory authorities from China and
Hong Kong started an investigation into the losses of money
and as a result a few of my colleagues and I went into
hiding and have settled ourselves and our families. Due to
our positions as being involved with the initial
investigation, we cannot receive this money by ourselves or
in our names at this time. Furthermore we have decided to
remove this money and divide it accordingly because the
investigation has died down and we cannot leave the money
unattended for much longer for fear that it might be
discovered.
I hereby solicit your assistance to help take delivery of my
own share of the funds totaling this funds totaling
(US$61,000,000.00) into your custody, and you will be
adequately compensated with 20% of the entire sum. It is our
intention therefore having your understanding and
co-operation that you invest 50% of these funds in the
United States and Europe in commercial real estate as well
as low risk stocks and bonds on our behalf for a few years
while 25% will cater for investment in your technologies.
5% would before all local and foreign expenses incurred in
facilitating the transfer of this funds.
Our projection is to conclude transfer of funds latest 14
working days from date of receipt of the following
information EMAIL: mulanqin1956@yahoo.com.hk (Your full name
and address, your telephone and fax numbers and a brief
profile of yourself to assure us of your capability and
compatibility. Presently the funds are invested in financial
instruments both the Singapore and Hong Kong markets through
top world class fund managers, with the fund managers
sitting as nominees for the funds. As soon as we tidy up
preliminaries with you, we would arrange for the transfer of
beneficiary title to you, at which point we shall be guided
by our mutually agreed procedures.
Please note that we would require a measure of guarantee
prior to commencement, as we are hoping to build our trust
on sincerity of purpose and mutual understanding. Please
also do not under estimate the need for total
confidentiality throughout the course of this transaction.
You may use these links for some information:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_05/b3768065.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2115792.stm
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=02-C_
01
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200208/25/eng20020825_102035.shtml
http://www.chinaonline.com/caijing/C02050731.asp
Please contact me immediately you receive this mail,
signifying your capability and willingness, to enable me
give you additional details on our proposed course of action
for getting these funds to you 100% risk-free. Again we look
forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost
confidentiality in this transaction.
Yours faithfully,
MR. M. Qin
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