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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: Martins olive <olivemarts@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:06:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend,
Receive my greetings,my name is Olive Martins,I am the Regional Director of Intercontinental Bank PLC here in Benin Republic, West Africa.
I write to share this confidential business transaction with you.
We had a foreign client who deposited a huge sum of money (US $ 8 million) with our Bank. Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A. and since the incidence, no body has come for the claim of this fund as the next of kin.A situation I have monitored closely with my position as the regional director of this Bank for many years,hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past years, I have removed the file to my private volt.I hereby write to solicit for your assistance to represent me as the next of kin,as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account,This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details,i have planned everything out so that we shall
come out successfully,and i have contacted a barrister that will prepare the necessary documents to back you up as the next of kin to Mr Morris Thompson,all i required from you at present you should provide me your telephone number,names and address so that the barrister can commence his job as quick as possible after you have been made the next of kin,the barrister will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor the movement of the funds to your account,this process is risk free as we have set out all the modalities to see that a legalized method is used because the barrister will prepare all the necessary documents,please not that utmost secrecy and confidentiality is required at all time during this transaction,once the funds have been tranferred to your account we will share in ratio 60% for me 35% for you and 5% for any incidental expenses incurred during this transaction,if you are interested you
should send me your full names,telephone number as quick as possible.Your immediate respond to this mail, is highly anticipated,you can reach me at olivemarts@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Olive Martins
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