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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: "Michael Maguy" <mmaguy01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michaelmaguy06@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:41:22 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.
FROM MR. MICHAEL MAGUY.
OPERATION MANAGER.
ECOBANK PLC LOME-TOGO.
WEST
AFRICA.
ATTN; SIR/MADAM.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.
I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each
other before, but for the purpose of introduction, I am MR. MICHAEL MAGUY,
Operations manager, ECOBANK PLC LOME-TOGO There is an account opened in this
bank in 1990.After going through some old files in the records, I discovered
that nobody has operated in this account since 2002.
From our records, the owner of this account is DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY {a
foreigner from U.S.A}. After several notifications as a routine to the
address of this distinguished customer of ours, his employees told our
management that DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY died when a Kenyan Airways crashed
along the coast of West Africa in July 2003.
Please I want you to visit the website for more information about the Plane
Crash and the Deceased DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY and his family:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
My investigation proved to me that no other person knows about this account
or any thing concerning it, the company does not know any thing about this
account and as well, the account has no other beneficiary. This account
presently accommodates the amount involving US$35 MILLION United State
Dollars. With due respect trust and humanity, I am contacting you because of
the need to involve a reliable foreign beneficiary with foreign account who
will coordinate this motive. I want you to assist me claim this fund into
your account.
In the recent meeting held by the Board of Directors in our bank,it was
deliberated on the issue of unclaimed funds lying in our bank, and therefore
decided to adjourn the motion as contained in the article 13 (b) sub-section
(iv) of the minutes of the BODs meeting. I need your full co-operation to
make this object successful 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 immediately if you are capable and willing to handle such
amount with confidence and trust according to my in structions and advise
for our mutual benefit because this is a life time opportunity I do not want
to miss.
I need a truthful person in this business because I do not want to make a
mistake, besides I need your strong assurance, trust and sincerity. I have
to assure you that with my position now in the office I can transfer this
money to any reliable foreign account which you can provide with full
assurance that this money will be safe and well guided pending my physical
arrival in your country for sharing.
I will destroy all document of transaction in my office immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign
exchange departments. You can also come to Rep of Lome Togo to discuss with
me face to face after which I will make the remittance in your presence and
two of us will fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and other
investment plans.
Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
towards realizing this fund immediately. Send also your private telephone
and fax numbers, Bank Account details (Name of Bank, Address, A/C Name
etc.)I want us to meet face to face or to sign a binding agreement to ensure
that we can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your
choice.
At the conclusion of this business you will be given 45% of the total
amount,50% will be for me and 5% will be for any expenses that may Incur
During this transaction, I look forward to your earliest reply through my
Private Telephone or email address as I stated below.
Yours Truly,
MR. MICHAEL MAGUY.
(Operations Manager) Ecobank Plc Lome-Togo
Private e-mail : michaelmaguy06@netscape.net
Telephone: 00-228-923-04-52.
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