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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: "Mr Frank Chang" <frankchang56@msn.com>
Reply-To: frankchang@cooperation.net
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:56:07 +0000
Subject: Confirm Your interest
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 altmost 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.
For the security and sucess of this transaction,reply me back via my
private and personal email address (frankchang@cooperation.net)
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.FRANK chang.
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