Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Hang Seng Bank Scam / Ibrahim Moussa (2005)
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From, “Mr. DARLINGTON ABINO” darlingtonabino111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Oct 29, 2005 2:52 PM
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed Pls
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM(UK).
Dear Sir,
My proposal to you will be very surprising, as we have not had any
Personal contact before. However, I sincerely seek your confidence in
this transaction, which I propose to you as a person of transparency,
honesty and high calibre.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.DARLINGTON ABINO, credit
officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd London Branch.
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 businessman made a numbered of fixed deposit for 24
calendar months with a value of Twenty millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars($20:5M)only in my branch.
Upon maturity, several notice was sent to him, even during the war
early last year.
Again, after the war another notification was sent and still no
response came from him:We later found out that the General and his
family has been killed during the war in a 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 documents 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, ($20,500,000) Twenty millions Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one have ever come forward to
claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at
the expiration of 3 years the funds will revert to 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 to enable it
come out successful.
I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document
that will certify you 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 file
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 to
adopt a legal method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents.
Please endeavor to observe utmost confidentiality 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 transaction.
Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax
numbers for easy communication and I will provide you with more
details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr.DARLINGTON ABINO.
