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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: "Simon Wong" <mrsimwong@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 01:50:23 -0700
Subject: WONG PROJECT!
FROM THE DESK OF MR. SIMON WONG
DAH SING BANK LTD.
19 DES VOEUX RD.
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.
EMAIL:mrsimwong@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Simon Wong, credit officer of Dah Sing Bank Ltd,
Hong Kong. I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.
On october 15, 1999, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah
who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also
business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 12 calendar months, with a value of Fourty Millions
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch.
Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after the
war late this year.
Another notification was sent and still no response came
from him.
We later find out that the Governor has been assasinated in
Baghdad.
The websites below is a verification of the news about his
death:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979
After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr.
Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah 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.
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. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah 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.Simon Wong
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