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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.Patrick Chan <patrickwkchan00@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: patrickwkchan012@yahoo.com.hk
Date: 23 Mar 2008 09:02:53 -0000
Subject: Good Day
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Good Day,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Patrick K.W. Chan (Executive Director
and Chief Financial Officer) of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business
suggestion for you.Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Abbas Radhi Ismail
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 States 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.After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen.
Abbas Radhi Ismail 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 States Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever
come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration
of 5 years 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. Abbas Radhi Ismail so that you will be able to receive his funds.
MODALITIES:
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. Abbas
Radhi Ismail, 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 favor 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.Once the funds have been transferred to a nominated bank account
we shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be interested please send me
the following:
1. Full names
2. Private phone/fax
3. Current residential address
and I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below
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.Patrick Chan.
Email:patrickwkchan012@yahoo.com.hk
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