Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Hang Seng Bank: Mr. Wang Qin (2005)
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Subject: READ AND GET BACK
From: wang wang@web-mail.com.ar
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:31:02 -0500
SINCERE ASSOCIATE REQUIRED
MR. WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.
Dear Sir,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Wang Qin credit officer
of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have a concealed business suggestion for
you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General. Ibrahim Moussa
who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered
fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty millions
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon
maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war early
this year. Again after the war another notification was sent and still
no response came from him. We later find out that the General and his
family had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their
home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Ibrahim
Moussa 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 millions Five Hundred Thousand United
State 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 to
the laws of my country at the expiration 3 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. Ibrahim Moussa 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 contacted an attorney that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of
kin to Gen. Ibrahim Moussa, 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 the 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 your
nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 25%
for you and 5% for any expenses incurred during the course of this
operation. Should you be interested please send me your full names,
current residential address and I will provide you with more details
of this operation. I will prefers you to reach me on this email below
qin05@sify.com, for security purpose.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. Wang Qin
