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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: "cheung pui" <cheungpui3040@msn.com>
Reply-To: cheung_2121@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 03:13:41 +0000
Subject: AWAITING RESPONSE
FROM: CHEUNG PUI
(cheung_2121@yahoo.com.hk)
Dear friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung Pui director of
operations
of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the
Iraqi
forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar
months,
with a value of Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars
only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during
the
war and again after the war another notification was sent and still no
response
came from him. We later find out that the Major and his family had been
killed
during the war in bomb blast that hit their home. After further
investigation it
was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem 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. So, Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars is
still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What
bothers
me most is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration
4 years
the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies
to claim the funds.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner
to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem so that you will be able to
receive
his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out
successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document
that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem , all that is
required
from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and
Address so
that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of
kin, the
attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval
and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account
that will
be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are
going to
adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue.
Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in
the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you . Should you be interested please send
me your
full names and current residential address and I will prefers you to reach
me on the
email address below
(cheung_2121@yahoo.com.hk)
and finally after that i shall provide you with more details of this
operation.Your
earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Cheung Pui
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