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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: Mr.James C.Mark <markjames4uk@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:04:40 +0200
Subject: From .Mr. Mark C.James.
>From .Mr. Mark C.James.
Telephone:44-7031905523.
We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.
We work in collaboration with top firms all over the world as we have
earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality
are revered.
International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our
services to satisfaction.
A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a Diplomatic Corp in Europe.
The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result,its absoultely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving the money.
Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being
contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their
behalf.
The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six years
and its USD75M (Seventy Five Million U.S.Dollars). These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal origin.
The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all
documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds
were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds
and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links
whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.
For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children
have agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money which is equivalent
to US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) and this role simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf from
the Diplomats in Europe and all the information needed to claim the funds
would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them
as well as providing the following information to facilitate the smooth
conclusion
of the transaction..
1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address:_______________________________
3) Your Telephone Number:________________________
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence:_____________________
7) Your Age:__________________________
I await your response Urgently.
Mr. Mark C.James.
****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally
privileged.
If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,
copying,distribution,
or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly
prohibited.
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