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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: "Frank Chang" <frank_chang@hongkong-webmailservice.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:59:48 +0000
Subject: FROM MR. FRANK CHANG
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. FRANK CHANG
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.
Dear Sir/madam,
I am Mr.FRANK CHANG, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6,
2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation,Mr.Robert Purdy made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$4.5million (four million five hundred
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.
Robert Purdy 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.Robert
Purdy did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$4.5 million dollars 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. Robert Purdy 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 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 reply to my altanative email address:
frank_chang05@yahoo.co.jp or mrfrank05@cooperation.net
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.frank Chang.
frank_chang05@yahoo.co.jp
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