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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: "steve smith" <stevesmith_502@rediffmail.com>
Date: 17 Oct 2006 06:23:07 -0000
Subject: URGENT FAVOR
>From The Desk Of Steve Smith.Credit And Foreign BillsMetropolitan Bank LondonTelephone:+44- 7024-02-1910
Dear Sir/Ma,
I want to transfer £35.700,000.00USD Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand Pounds,I am seeking for a reliable person who will be capable to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new or empty Bank account immediately to receive this fund.
I am Mr. Steve Smith, An accountant With (METROPOLITAN BANK ,LONDON), During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in adomiciliary account opened in the bank in 1997 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account, After going through some old files,i discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into the bank\'s reserve.
The owner of this account Mr. Toni Choate an American and great industrialist and a resident of Visalia California, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crahsed,including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money.
You shall read more news about the crash on visiting this site; << http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>>
Since the demise of this our customer, my bank has try to locate the next of kin and I personally has also watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all effort made proved abortive as none has come to claim his funds which has been with my branch for a very longtime.
So during my investigation about this fund i discoverd that there is no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that the account is a secret account.
On this note, I decided to write to you and see the possibility to use your name as the next of kin, as no one has come up to be the next of kin. and the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than eleven years, because money will be re-called to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period of time in this regards I wish to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad.
But I don\'t know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here,but to a foreigner who has adequate information about the account and the late depositor , which I shall give to you upon your positive response.
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this business. so i need your strong assurance that you will never let me down, I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.and immediately after the transfer of this fund to your bank account I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
I assure you that i will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments and at the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 65% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
When you receive this letter kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including the following details to proceed urgently on securing all legal documents ahead the claim of the fund on your name by an appointed attorney whom i willcontact here on your behalf and to give this transaction a legal backing. Your Full Address :You Identity Confirmation :Your Occupation :Your Age :Telephone: Your Full Name:Your Contact Information
I await your urgent response.Meanwhile you can contact me via my telephone above or my alternative email: stevesmith_503@hotmail.com feel free to asl me any question over the sucessful of this business transaction.
Best Regard,Mr Steve Smith
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