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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: SR.EMILIO SANCHEZ. <emilio-sanchez@excite.com>
Reply-To: emiliosanchezz@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:51:06 +0200
Subject: A MUTUAL BUSINESS OPPORUNITY AND RISK FREE.
From: Sir. Emilio Sanchez.
The Account Department
La Caixa Banco,
Avd. Diagonal 621, 28040 Madrid - Spain.
EMAIL: emiliosanchez@accountant.com
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money =
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude =
will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all =
will be well at the end of the day. We decided to contact you due to the =
urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of (TEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) in an account =
that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire =
family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come =
forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.
We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim =
as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. =
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next =
of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by =
us for the funds (TEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) to be released in your favour as =
the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to note that we have secured from the probate an order of =
mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt =
of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing =
me with the following;
1. Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate =
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be =
made. We shall be compensating you with 4 Million EUROS on final conclusion =
of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays with you =
while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the =
trust we have bestowed in you,
I await your urgent email.
Please reply to my EMAIL: emiliosanchez@accountant.com
Regards,
Sr. Emilio Sanchez.
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