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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. Abdullah Essam" <abdullah_essam@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdullah_essam10@myway.com
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:17:16 +0400
Subject: REQUESTED NEEDED
Dear Friend
This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners
, I am Mr Abdullah ESsam .the manager in charge of auditing and accounting unit foreign remittance department Our bank here.I has urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On May 6, 2002, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the PETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr. AFFEZ AL SADIQUE.Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US$ 9,500,000.00.
in my branch. Upon maturity in 2003, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After some months, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the petroleum corporation that Mr. HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE died as a result of torture in the hand of Saddam Hussein during one of his trips to his country Iraq. On further investigation,
I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE. Did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
These sums of US$ 9,500,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2003 in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones., , my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out
the bank and also present a foriegn account where you will need the said fund to be transferred into, after due verification and clarification to designated bank account,I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business is risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose, The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within you and me. As soon as I receive an acknowledgment of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities . If this proposal is acceptable by you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible, stating your wish in this deal
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. Best Regards
Abdullah ESsam
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