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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: franca bestman <fbestman_2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:07:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: God Bless
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I am contacting you today for a profitable business proposal, I know this message will come to you as a surprise, since we never met face to face before.
My name is Mrs. Franca Bestman,I am a Swissland woman of 52 years of age married to a Briton JOHN BESTMAN (MR) who is presently late. my late husband and I Iived in London, England before his death last year.
Before his death, he has thirty five million US Dollars (35, 000, 000) in a bank and wrote a (WILL) on how this (35m USD) and all his properties could be shared among his wives for he married two wives whereby I am the second wife. In the will, he allocated sixty percent (60%) of this USD 35, 000, 000:00 to his first wife and forty percent (40%) to me the second wife and my children. Now I wish to invest with part of this money in your CARE hence my making this contact to you. The 40% allocated to me is fourteen million is dollar (USD 14,000,000:00 ) the amount I wish to invest is ten million US Dollars (10, 000, 000:00 USD). I will use 2,000,000:00 USD for myself and my children personal needs and $2,000,000:00 for all the expenses we will incure during the process of the investment.
HOW I GOT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU:
I got to know about you through a lady who once lived in your country with her family. She made me to understand that your country is safe , peaceful and lucrative for investment. She advised me to go to your countrys website and source for a capable and competent someone who I can approach to assist me in this investment project.
YOUR ROLE IN THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT:
Your role in this investment project is to suggest the area of the investment eg importation of goods, production of commodities, sardines, textile industry, etc. please I will like to know about investment in your country.
If my proposal is accepted, I will accept and do the following:
1.) The mode of sharing the interest realize will be 60% for me and 40% for you. 2). When I finally arrive in your country for the investment, before we commence anything, the first thing I will do is to pay you back all the expenses you will incure during the process of commencing the invetment, telephone calls & Emails and all other expences. You should keep accurate record of every expenses you will incure if any, This is very necessary.
3. Before we commence the investment, I will pay you two percent (10%) of the money as compensations for all inconveniences and assistance, and mostly to appeal to you to be faithful, loyal, truthful and honest with me in this investment project and never to cheat or defraud me in anyway. Please believe my word.
Please feel free to ask questions about anything or things you do not understand. I will be very happy to clarify you. I will send you the written will by my late husband on your request if you accept my proposal.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Franca Bestman.
NB:PLEASE SEND REPLY TO ME TO THIS MY PRIVATE E MAIL ADDRESS: (mrs.bestman@hotmail.com)
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