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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?richmond=20etiebet?= <richmondgodwin@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 03:23:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: richmondgodwin@yahoo.co.in
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Dear Friend,
I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. Please do
not take this for a junk letter though it may come to you as a
surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met.
The message could be strange but it's real if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify
you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.
In a brief introduction, I am Richmond Godwin, the Director of
Operation with Cooperative Bank of Benin-Cotonou ,Republic of
Benin. I have a very interesting transaction to discuss with you.
The business under discussion has to do with George Stearns a
national of your country, who is a Consultant/ contractor with
Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in
Benin-Cotonou.
I managed to get your contact details through the Internet search
myself because time is of importance to it and I am desperately
looking for a person to assist me to pull this money out from the
bank before our corrupt government officials will confiscate the
money.
On Thursday, December 25, 2003, George Stearns , his wife and their
only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic Ocean in
Cotonou suburb. For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web
news for the tragedy.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy, in a bid
to locate any relation of George Stearns . All attempts to reach
the next of kin of George Stearns has been futile as He had no
family here in Benin Republic. Hence my decision to contact you. I
want you and I to go into partnership, the nature of your business
is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you
is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this
transaction is concluded.
George Stearns , made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve
calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (fifteen
Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars)
$USD15.352M.
According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of (Three) 3 years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Benin government if
nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is
that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin
to George Stearns so that the fruits of this old man's labour will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who
will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill
innocent citizens in the search for political power/seat.
Please note that There will be no problem at all, my position as
the Director of Operation guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and
60% for me.
This is very simple, I will like you to reply immediately so that I
can send you the Text of application which you will fill and apply
to the bank as the next of kin to George Stearns and I will use my
good position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make sure
that the application is approved, during board meeting for
immediate payment.
If you are interested, reply immediately so that we can proceed at
once.
Regards
Richmond
- Richmond Godwin
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