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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: drcelsoribeiro@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:29:17 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Confidential=20Business=20Proposal?=
Dr. Celso Ribeiro
EC2M 4AA, England
Tel: +44 7045731189
I am one of the External Auditors of HSBC Bank London, England and my name
is Dr. Celso Ribeiro, a citizen of Brazil.
On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Andreas Schranner, a German National, a property
magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, Valued at 45M,(forty five
Million, Pounds) for twelve calendars months in the Bank Branch which I
have been auditing for the past 10 years. Upon Maturity, we sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Mr. Andreas
Schranner was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000
into the Hotelissimo (<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>).
After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making
a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved Fruitless. On further
investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not
declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paper work here in the Bank.
The total sum, 45M is still in the bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution,
at the expiration of 7 (Seven) Years, the money will revert to the British
Government treasury if nobody Applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I and the transfer officers of the Bank shall present you
as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas
Schranner. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the "Next
of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as detailed information on how
this deal would be carried out. And to obtain all other relevant papers
in your name for the necessary Documentation for payment approval in the
bank headquarters in your Favor.
The money will be shared in the ratio: 60% for me and the officials in the
bank, 40% for you. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that Will protect you from any breach of the law as I will employed
an Attorney who will secure all the approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
P.S Kindly send all correspondence to my private email address:drcelsoribeiro@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Dr. Celso Ribeiro
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