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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: Charles Bello <mrchbello3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrcharlesbello@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:09:52 -0600
Subject: Your Advice Urgently Needed.
From Mr.Charles Bello
Internal Auditor Commerce Bank Plc 28 Government Quarters,B.P,359.
Lome Togo
Attn: Pls ,
With presume reliance,I cleave on your indulgence as i contacted you in such a surprising manner but I respectfully insist that you read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will open doors for unimaginable financial rewards to both of us at the end of it all.I am Mr.Charles Bello, an Accountant with COMMERCE BANK LOME TOGO personal Account Manager to a foreign national who used to work with shell Development company here in Lome Togo.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of (US$9.5Million) (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars). in an alloted vault in this bank, that belongs to this our foreign customer who eventually was involve in a car accident On the 21st of April 2002 along Nouvissi express Road Kara Lome-Togo and Unfortunately lost his lives in the event of the accident.
Since we got informations about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claims his money because it cannot be release unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the decaesed customer as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws but unfortunately i learnt that all his supposed next-of-kin or relation dead alongside in the event of the accident .
It's upon this discovery that I decided to make this business proposal so that this money will be transfer into your nominated bank account as the beneficiary since nobody is coming for it the reason is that i don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The request for a foreigner as next-of-kin in this business occassioned the fact that the decaesed was a foreigner and a Togoleise can not stand as the next-of-kin to a foreigner. I agreed that 30% of this money will be for you in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for sundry expenses we might encounter during this business while 60% will be for me.
Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicate. however to enable immediate claim of this fund, You must officialy apply first to the Bank as the Bonafide Beneficiary .
Upon receipt of your reply I will send to you by fax or e-mail, Text of Application you will transcribe to your order and send to the bank. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free, you should not entertain any atom of fear because all required arrangements have been made for the claim
Your immediate reply will be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,Mr.Charles Bello
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