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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: "WILLIAMS SMITH" <williams_smith389@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:46:33 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR REPLY
Mr. Williams SmithNatwest Bank LtdLondon UKDear Friend.My name is Mr. Williams Smith; I am the credit manager of Natwest BankLtdHere in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of a businessTransfer, of a huge sum of money from a deceased account.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any oneApprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has beenTaken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decidedTo contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION;I am the account officer of a foreigner named Jean Gandesbery and herHusband Robert Gandebery who died in an air crash along with his wifeOn the January 31 in an Alaska airline Flight 261 with other passengersOn board. You can confirm this from the website below which wasPublished byCNN.WEBSITE. <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>Since his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims forThis money as his heir, because they all died in the same accidentHimself and his wife (May their soul rest in peace). We cannot releaseThe Fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as theNext-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as aNext of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefullyWorked out by me for the funds (US$15,300,000,00) to be released inYour Favor as the beneficiary's next of kin.Because after four years the money will be called back to the bankTreasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directorsThe bank. So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his nameShall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds ratherThan allow the bank directors to share this money amongst themselves atThe end of the year.It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate anOrder of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutualBusiness endeavor by furnishing me with the following information ifYou are interested.1.A Beneficiary name. In order for me to prepare the document forTransfer of the funds in your name.2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutualTrust in each other.I shall be compensating you with Four million dollars ($4,000,000,00)On final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while theBalance $11,300,000 dollars shall be for me for investment purposes.Because I intend to retire after the conclusion of this transaction. IfThis proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact meImmediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowedInYou, I await your urgent responseRegards,Mr. Williams SmithNatwest Bank LtdLondon UK
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