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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: "Paul Smith" <paulsmiths10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:05:07 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE
MR, PAUL SMITH,,ADDRESS:803 HOUGHTON STREET, JOHANNESSBURG SOUTH AFRICA, TELEPHONE:+27- 83- 4848-456. EMAIL: [david_milesabsa@yahoo.es ].CONFIDENTAIL MONEY TRANSFER;I am Mr, Paul smith , the chief accountant of Almagameted Bank of South Africa (ABSA). There is an account opened in this Bank in 1997 and since then till now 2006 nobody has operated on this account, Then After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if i do not remmit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr, Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since 1999. No other person knows anything about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary, and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account. And the money involved is EIGHTEEN Million United States Dollars (US$ 18 Million). I want us to work together in seeing that we transfer this fund into your safe overseas account . I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local Bank here, but. can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in United States Dollars and the former owner Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. this why I am seeking for your assistance to please send me your telephone number and your fax number to enable me communicate with you for futher explanations, I, am 39 years old with my only son and two dougther's then if you accept my proposal you have to promise me that you are not going to temper with this funds after it might finally get's into your account as your private money. I only got your contact information from through the south african network system. With believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, considering my position as a public servant. You are only person that i have contacted in this business; so please reply urgently so that i will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send me also your private telephone and fax numbers including the full details of your account information where the fund can be transfered into. I want us to meet face-to-face and sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can recieve this money into your account where the fund will be safe. And i will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing investment. Meanwhile, i am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreigner account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account. Which i will give to you as soon as you indicate your sincerity to co-operate with me, and capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit Because this opportunity might never call again in my life. I need a truthful and God fearing person in this business i don't want to make a mistake so i need your strong assurance and trust. With my position in the officce i don't want anything that will jeopardize my job so i advice that we should work secrecy and confidentiality in our primary working condition, because i am a public servant officer. I will also use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange department. In conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred through the process of the transfer. I look forward for your urgent response. Yours sincerely, Mr, Paul Smith, [ chief accountant absa bank south africa ]
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