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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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From: SIMON WONG <simonwongmbg@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:04:39 +0200
Subject: THIS IS MY PROPOSAL FOR YOU
Mr. Simon Wong, Dah Sing Bank Ltd, Des Voeux Rd. Branch
Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Private Email: simwongdsb@hong-kong-1.com
Dear Friend,
I sincerely apologise for contacting you via this medium about a crucial proposal of this kind! I am Mr. Simon Wong credit officer of Dah Sing Bank Ltd. I have a beneficial business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was a contractor to the Iraqi forces and also business man and deputy governor of Baghdad, made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty-Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only in my branch [US$24,500,000.00].
Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even during the war after much notification to his business address and still no response, we later found out that Mr Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah was killed in a drive-by shooting, and his entire family died in a bomb blast that hit their home respectively. You may see to this link for more details : (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm)
We conducted much investigation and it was also discovered that Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country, at the expiration of four years, the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Against this backdrop, I decided to you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Tatah so that you will be able to receive his funds on his behalf.
This is what we shall do:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah, all what is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names, Address, Telephone, Fax, Sex, Age & Country so that the attorney can commence his job.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account, we shall share in the ratio of 65% for me and 35%(US$ 8,575,000.00) for you.
Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax numbers for easy communication, you can write me via my private box: simwongdsb@hong-kong-1.com and I will provide you with more details of this operation. Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Simon Wong.
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