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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: "scott" <scottallwell33@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:13:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Investment.
Attention:Sir, ,My client has intention of investing their funds in countries with political/economic stability and which also have great potentials for long term investments for good returns. My client will also wish to place part of her fund in your company as an equity for crude oil trading and real estate development and investment.The amount involved is US$12.5m and I would like you to be the manager of the funds for investment in your country.You may not need to spend any money upfront as I have concluded arrangement with a finance company that is willing to loan us money to finance the process of this transfer.They only require us to introduce a partner in USA who may receive the loan from them on our behalf through a Home equity line of credit account with a bank in USA and CANADA.This loan when received will be used to finance the processing of the real transfer of my client's fund [US$12.5 m]. If this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back to me, so that we
can work out remuneration of 10% plus 5% for expenses for your participation in the transaction and know how we hope to achieve this objective.Please send your telephone numbers to enable me call you soonest for more information on this matter.I await your urgent reply.Please always reply to my private Email:scottallwell@excite.comThanks.Scott Allwell.Tel:+44-704-5709871+44-7031838409 Email:scottallwell@excite.com
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