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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: "Mulan Qin" <mulanqin444@msn.com>
Reply-To: mulaqin@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:18:14 +0000
Subject: Reply...ASAP
For Your Kind Attention,
INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP.
First, I must insist on your confidence in this transaction. I am making
this contact with you based on reliable information available to us courtesy
of Internet business index and confirmed by our local chambers of commerce
and industry concerning your reputation.
Thus we are convinced you would be capable to provide us with a solution to
a money transfer transaction of US$410,400,000.00(Four Hundred and Ten
Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Toward the end of my service with Bank of China where I worked for many
years, several of my colleagues and I set up companies with which we
successfully secured loans for speculation in Hong Kong and Singapore stocks
and real estate. We did this because it had dawned on us that we were paid
barely enough to feed our families while top government officials control
billions of dollars.
The bank along with regulatory authorities from China and Hong Kong started
an investigation into the losses of money and as a result a few of my
colleagues and I went into hiding and have settled ourselves and our
families. Due to our positions as being involved with the initial
investigation, we cannot receive this money by ourselves or in our names at
this time. Furthermore we have decided to remove this money and divide it
accordingly because the investigation has died down and we cannot leave the
money unattended for much longer for fear that it might be discovered.
I hereby solicit your assistance to help take delivery of my own share of
the funds totaling (US$61,000,000.00) into your custody, and you will be
adequately compensated with 20% of the entire sum. It is our intention
therefore having your understanding and co-operation that you invest 50% of
these funds in the United States and Europe in commercial real estate as
well as low risk stocks and bonds on our behalf for a few years while 25%
will cater for investment in your technologies. 5% would before all local
and foreign expenses incurred in facilitating the transfer of this funds.
Our projection is to conclude transfer of funds latest 14 working days from
date of receipt of the following information
Your full name and address, your telephone and fax numbers and a brief
profile of yourself to assure us of your capability and compatibility.
Presently the funds are invested in financial instruments both the Singapore
and Hong Kong markets through top world class fund managers, with the fund
managers sitting as nominees for the funds. As soon as we tidy up
preliminaries with you, we would arrange for the transfer of beneficiary
title to you, at which point we shall be guided by our mutually agreed
procedures.
Please note that we would require a measure of guarantee prior to
commencement, as we are hoping to build our trust on sincerity of purpose
and mutual understanding. Please also do not under estimate the need for
total confidentiality throughout the course of this transaction. You may use
these links for some information:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_05/b3768065.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2115792.stm
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=02-C_
01 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200208/25/eng20020825_102035.shtml
http://www.chinaonline.com/caijing/C02050731.asp
Please contact me immediately you receive this mail, signifying your
capability and willingness, to enable me give you additional details on our
proposed course of action for getting these funds to you 100% risk-free.
Again we look forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost
confidentiality in this transaction.
Yours faithfully,
MR. M. Qin
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