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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: "louis smith" <louis_smith_5@msn.com>
Reply-To: louis_smith05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:59:40 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT/JUST THE TWO OF US
LOUIS SMITH
Auditting And Accountting Unit
Foreign Remittance Dept
PREMIUM SECURITIES & FINANCE
24 SUDOR STREET,LONDON
SW1X4YH,ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM.
My dear,
With warm heart i offer my friendship, and my greetings and i
hope this letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising
for you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know me
personally.
However, i am sincerely seeking your confidence in this
transaction,which i, propose with my free mind and as a person of
integrity.
A) It is practically impossible for me to carry out this business
alone.
B) You live in a foreign land far away from mine. This should
normally not be a requirement, but when you understand the
transaction then you will understand why it is important that you
live far away from me.
C) The amount of money involved in this transaction is Fifteen
million Five hundred thousand united states dollars
(US$15,500,000.00)which is too much for a man of modest means
like myself to handle in my country.
I believe from my few points above, you can begin to get an idea
why i need your participation.I am writing you in respect of a
foreign customer who has a Domicilliary account in my bank. His
name was Engineer Morris Thopmson.
He was among those who died in a plane crash, Since the demise of
this our customer, Engineer Morris Thompson, who was an oil
merchant/import & exporter, i have kept a close watch of the
deposit records and accounts and since then nobody has come to
claim the money in this a/c as next of kin to the late Engineer.
He had only Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand united
states dollars(US$15,500,000.00) in his account and the account
is coded,It is only an insider that could produce the code of the
deposit particulars.
As it stands now, there is nobody in that position to produce the
needed information other than my very self considering my
position in the bank.
Based on the reason that nobody has come forward to claim the
deposit as next of kin, i hereby ask for your to send an
application to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased and get
this fund transfered into your foreign bank a/c for mutual
sharing between myself and you,5% for expences we will incure 35%
for you and 60% for me.
All i need is for you to follow my instructions closely because i
am experienced in inheritance matters here and i am on ground
here to advice you on every step until you receive the fund. What
is required of you is to send an application to the bank as next
of kin to this late Engineer and i promise you that everything
will go smoothly.
I also indulge you not to make undo use of the information given
to you, i need also to trust that you will not tell people or
your bank about this business.
You will collect the money first, then I get my share, then you
can tell anybody what you chose thereafter. I shall need your
help to invest in your country; therefore, any experience you
have in this area will be beneficial.
Please feel free to ask any question and seek for explanations
through email,if required and upon the receipt of your favourable
responses,you should include your telephone number for easy
communication.
Yours truly,
LOUIS SMITH
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