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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: xiu@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:11:07 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT
FROM THE DESK OF:
MRS.XIU-XIU WANG
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.
Dear Sir/madam,
I am Mrs.XIU-XIU WANG , credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an urgent
and very
confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals
Corporation,Mr.David Huckerby made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$28,000,000.00 (Twenty-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. David
Huckerby
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.David Huckerby
did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$28,000,000.00 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 5(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. David Huckerby 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 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:xiu-xiuwang@excite.com
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 email and fax numbers for easy communication
as my
spoken english is not very good.
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.
please endeavour to send youur response to xiu-xiuwang@excite.com
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mrs.XIU-XIU WANG .
___________________________________________________________
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