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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: "wang qin" <wangqin@hangsengbank2k7.org>
Reply-To: wang_project33@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:48:37 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Wang Qin, credit officer of Hang
Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have an urgent
and very profitable business proposition for you
that should be handled with extreme confidentiality
On May 6th 2000,an American consultant/contractor
with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,
Mr. Smith Lawrence made a (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$68,000,000.00
sixty-eight Million United State 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. 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 next of kin
in all his official documents with our bank as beneficiary, including
his Bank Deposit papers in my Bank. This sum of
US$68,000,000.00 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 the Hong Kong Law,under china's
foreign and defense affairs,at the expiration
of 5 (five) years,such funds will revert to the
ownership of the chinese Government for financing
military operations,such as purchasing of firearms
and ammunitions for the military.
In order to avert this negative development,i will
like to seek for your permission and assistance as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to our late client, Mr. Smith Lawrence so
that the fruits of this old man's labor will not
be used for financing weapons which will further
enhance the courses of war in the world in
general.
The transaction is 100% legal and totally free of
risks as all modalities has been perfected to
ensure the hitch free success of this
transaction. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you
and 10% 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 my
attorney and with my position as the credit
officer guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction.please reply immediately.
Upon my receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me
in this transaction, I will immediately arrange and
transfer all the rights of ownership of this
fund to you and in your name to facilitate your easy
clearance and transfer of the funds to a private account in your
country,all i need is your trust.You have nothing to worry about, as I will
be there to assist you in anyway necessary with all proper
documentation.
You should observe utmost confidentiality,
and be rest assured that this transaction would
be most profitable for both of us then I
shall require your assistance again to invest my share
in your country.
I Await your response urgentiy.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Wang Qin.
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