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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 Zhang Kao Xie" <zhang_xikao@yahoo.com.sg> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zhangkao_xie@fastmail.cn
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 03:04:17 +0200
Subject: Private & Confidential.
Private fax: +6564915036
Email : zhangkao_xie@fastmail.cn
zhang_xikao@yahoo.com.sg.
Date: 14, May, 2006
Dear Sir/ Madam,
My name is Mr. Zhang Kao Xie. I trained and work as an external auditor for the United Overseas Bank (UOB) of Singapore, working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire Asian region. I have taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavours.
On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts that has been dormant for the last twelve(12) years. All the accounts belonging to a single holder with monies totalling a little above $17.1 Million United States Dollars plus interest. Banking regulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period of twelve years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monitary regulatory bodies. The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the following proposal.
My investigations of the said account reveals that the investor died in 1993—the exact time the account was last operated. I can confirm with certainty that the said investor died interstate and no next–of–kin to his estate has been found or has come forward all these years. I am of the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, I, working with you can secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Singapore. This is especially possible as we will put you forward as the next of kin to the said investor. This exactly is why I crave your participation and co-operation. I have seized all relevant documents (Legal and Banking) that will facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to any account nominated by you. Of course you shall be handsomely rewarded for your part in this transaction as the people I!
am working with are prepared to allocate a 20% slice of the total funds for your efforts, less any expenses. I shall however leave out the finer details of this transaction till I receive an affirmation of your desire to participate.
Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the time and there will be no risk whatsoever if you agree to come on board. Needless to say, UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.
To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction come to a successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the finer details. To affirm your willingness and cooperation to my proposal please do so by email, telephone or fax, stating your full name, date of birth, telephone number, fax number, email address and postal address.
I do expect your prompt response.
Thank you,
Mr. zhang kao xie.
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