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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: "tim peters" <timpeters055@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: peterstim_2001@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:47:38 +0000
Subject: SEEKING FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INHERITANCE FUND OF $12.5MUSD
Dear Friend,
SUBJECT: SEEKING FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INHERITANCE FUND OF $12.5MUSD
My name is Mr TIM PETERS I am a staff of CITIBANK SA , PRETORIA SOUTH
AFRICA in Africa with our head office in USA. I work in the operations dept
where I serve as accounts officer to numerous customers I have urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 2003, a Foreign
Oil consultant/contractor with the Telkom Sa , Mr. JAMES DOBSON made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$12,500,000.00, (Twelve Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in my
branch. Upon maturity, my boss sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the TELKOM SA that Mr. JAMES DOBSON
died from an automobile accident. On my personal further investigation, I
found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin were fruitless.Further investigations were made and discovered
that Mr. JAMES DOBSON did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. No one
will ever come forward to claim it. According to South African Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
South African Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Foreigner to stand
as next of kin to late Mr. JAMES DOBSON so that the fund US$12,500,000.00
will be released and paid into your account as the next of kin. I have all
documents and prove to enable get this fund has been carefully worked out by
me because of my position as an accountant to the deceased. So if you are
interested in this deal, quickly furnish me with your full names, as it will
appear in the claims documents to the bank, your full address, Private
telephone and fax number plus your authorized banking details where the
money will be transferred as soon as it has been approved to your favor.. I
am writing you because I, as a public servant (junior staff with the bank),
I cannot operate a foreign account or have an account that is more than
$200,000.00 USD. The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of
50% for me 35% for you, 5% for all expenses and 10% for orphanage. This will
be drafted and sealed with an agreement letter on black and white that will
bind both of us and guarantee our shares. Note that upon completion of the
legal paper work that will make the deal legitimate for you to claim the
money as the next of Kin here, the final transfer will be made to your
authorize bank account through our correspondent bank in America (CITIBANK
FSB MIAMI FOLRIDA or CITIBANK OF LONDON). After getting this fund across to
you, I intend to invest my share of this fund in your country, under your
supervision as I cannot take them all to my country. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via my email address. Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
(Buying of properties like houses, hotels etc) Please reach me immediately
on the above email address to furnish you more details of operation and the
modalities. Above all, please handle this deal with maturity and absolute
confidentiality.
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards,
Mr.Tim Peters .
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