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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: "Ben Smith" <ben_smith022@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:41:21 -1200
Subject: Mr.Ben Smith.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We want to transfer out of the country the sum of Sixty two
Million United States Dollars($62,000,000.00) from Africa.
I want to ask you to kindly look for a eliable,capable and
honest person who will be fit to provide either an existing
bank account or to set up a new bank account immediately to
receive this money,though an empty bank account or new
account could serve this purpose as long its valid and
outside my country and more so that you will remain honest
to me till the end of this important business trusting in
you and believing in God that you will never let me down
either now or in time to come.
I am Ben Smith,the external auditor of a Bank.During the
course of our auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an
account opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has
operated on his account again.
After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that the owner of the account ied without
a“Heir apparent to the throne”hence the money is
floating and if I do not remit this oney out urgently it
will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account
who is,a foreigner and an industrialist died, since
1990,until now no other person(s) knows about this account
or could give any documentary evidence concerning this
account. As such this account has no other beneficiary and
my nvestigation proved to me as well that until his death
was the manager of his Company,here in South Africa.
However,if you are interested in this business we will start
the first money transfer with Ten Million
U.S.Dollars($10,000,000.00) upon successful transaction
without any disappointment from you.We shall also re-apply
for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.I am
only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can
not be approved to a local account because since the
original owner was a foreigner too, thus the money could
only be approved into a foreign account.
As a matter of urgency,I will inform you the next step to
take,when you indicate your willingness and capability to go
ahead in the business.I need your full co-operation to make
this business a success,because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account,which I will give to you,upon
your positive response and once I am convinced that you are
capable and will meet up with the instructions of a key
bank official who is deeply involved with me in this
business.I need your strong assurance that you will never
let me down.
With my influence and the position in the bank we can
transfer this money to any foreigner's eliable account which
you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact pending our physical arrival in your country for
sharing.
And to build confidence that you can come immediately to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this
remittance in your presence and three of us will fly to your
country at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act as
directed.
To prove the authenticity of the business I will use my
position and influence to obtain all egal approvals for
onward transfer of this money to your account with
appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries,foreign
exchange departments,embassy and Board of Internal Revenue
Services.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of
the total amount,60% will be for e,while 5% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during this
process.
I look forward to your earliest reply through private email
address.
Yours truly,
Mr.Ben Smith.
#20 Louis Botha Avenue,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mobile Phone +882-1646653534 Or +874-763591545
E-mail: <bensmith01@myway.com> Or <bensmith02@myway.com>
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