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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. HANAN AL MAZEM" <hanan_almazem@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hanan_almazem1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:46:37 +0400
Subject: IMPORTANT
FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM.
BRANCH OPERATIONAL MANAGER NATIONAL BANK OF ABU-DHABI.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
Email: hanan_almazem@yahoo.co.uk
Good Day,
Dear Friend, Your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection, scare and maybe disbelief, owning largely to the atrocities some people commit these days on the Internet, but believe me what I'm about to let you know right now is true and existing issue.
I am Mr. Hanan Al Mazem, the newly appointed Manager of National bank of Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates, at the ADNOC CASH-OFFICE Branch, I am writing you following an Opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In my department I discovered an abandoned Sums of $9.700, 000 (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers, Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and their only daughter.
You can visit this web site to confirm my information's to you, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his Next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as the next of kin or Relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only Daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with The knowledge of this fund behind for the claim, and the banking law and guidelines here in United Arab Emirates is that if such money Remained after five years the money will be transferred into the bank's treasury as unclaimed funds.
Note: I want you to stand as the business partner of Late Morris Thompson so that my bank can transfer the money to your account without any problem, so now I will like you to provide me your full name and address so that our residential attorney will prepare the necessary documents with your names which will put you in place as the next of kin of late Mr. Morris Thompson.
Now my questions are as follows: -
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust and confidence, hoping that you will not betray me after the fund might have been transferred into your nominated account in your country?
Please consider these two questions and get back to me as soon as possible to enable us proceed further.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein is accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate administration in your favor to commence on the transfer into your nominated bank account in any part of the world, then I will facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, there is no risks involved at all as the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as branch manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction if you are interested, please reply immediately via my private email address below.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone numbers for easy communications towards the smooth conclusion of this deal.
Endeavor to observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country immediately the fund is been transferred into your account.
Awaiting your urgent and positive response via my confidential email address at, hanan_almazem@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Hanan Al Mazem.
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