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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: "YANG LEE MING" <yangminglee009@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:28:35 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Ming Yang director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business
suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made
a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty
Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch. Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the
war which began in 2003. Again after the war another notification was
sent and still no response came from him. We later find out that the
General along with his wife and only daughter had been killed during
the
war in a bomb blast that hit their home. You can read more about the
bombings on visiting these sites below:
http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03
http://civilians.info/iraq/deaths_data.php
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan 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. So, Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand
United
State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one willknow of it. What
bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration of 3 years and 6 months the funds will revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan so that you will be able to receive his
funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen.
Aadel Akgaal Bastaan, all that is required from you at this stage is
for
you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney
can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the
attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of
the funds to an account that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going 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. I would appreciate if you reply me through my
private mail box (ming009yang@yahoo.com.hk) Should you be interested
please send me your full names, private phone/fax and current
residential address and finally after that I shall provide you with
more
details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Ming Yang.
29-07-2006
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