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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: "cheng wah" <chengwah_1@msn.com>
Reply-To: cheng_wah001@myway.com
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 22:27:47 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
FROM THE DESK OF: Wah Cheng
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Mr. Wah Cheng, Head Internal Audit Department Bank of China Hong Kong.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,000,000.00 (Nine Million
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder and
finally I discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese 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$9,000,000.00
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 Republic of China, at the expiration of 5
(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Chinese
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. Smith Lawrence so that the fruits of this old
man's labour 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 50% for me and 50% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as Head of Internal Audit guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via email. I want us to be using this as our mode of
communication for now. This is to ensure maximum security. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be 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 via email.
Best Regards.
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