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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: "ADAMSS SCOTT" <adamsscott10@k.ro> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adamsscott20@k.ro
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:37:59 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REVERT
Good day,
I am Mr. Adams Scott,a Manager of the Broad Street Cahoot Holding &
Finance Ltd in London.
On June 6, 2000, a Consultant with the Exxon Mobil oil company in
Malaysia, Mr. Alfred Carlson made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,to the tune of
£50,000,000.00(Fifty
Million, Pounds Sterling) in my Branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply.
After a month, I wrote a reminder and finally I discovered from his
employers, Exxon Mobil Corporation
that Mr. Alfred Carlson died in an explosion while working on one of
their Oil Rigs in Malaysia.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL. I therefore made additional investigation and
discovered that Mr.Alfred Carlson did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit papers in our possession.
The sum of £51,000,000.00, which represents Capital and Interest on the
deposit, has been carefully moved
out of my bank to a security company for safekeeping. No one will ever
come forward to claim it.
According to our Banking Act of 1990, at the expiration of 6
(Six)years,the money will revert to
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
I would want you, as a person to stand in as his Next of Kin. You will
then be entitled to the deposit.
I will prepare all the paper work and necessary documents involved and
as the manager of the branch
and custodian of the deposit.
I will ensure that all the documents regarding this Money reflect your
name as the next of Kin to Late Mr.
Alfred Carlson.
I will share the money with you in the ratio 35:5:60. 35% for your
effort,5%for logistics and 60% for me.
I want to assure you that there is virtually no risk on your person as
you will not be made to appear in
person and all the paper work will be prepared in your name by me.
To achieve this: you will first of all, assure me that you will
maintain strict confidentiality on this
information and must assure me that you will not make away with the
money when it gets into your possession
and that no harm will befall me when I join you to invest my share of
the money.
Your reply is urgently needed.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details.
Reply to my confidential email:adamsscott20@k.ro
Please observe utmost confidentiality.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Regards.
Scott Adams
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