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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: VADIM PETROV <hodonin@jednota-hodonin.cz>
Reply-To: vadim_petrov35@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:33:45 GMT
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL
Good Day,
Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium. Although,
we haven't met before. Nevertheless, I have every reason to believe that
you are a highly respected and trustworthy personality. I got your contact
through your country's chambers of commerce and Industry. Although, I
don't know you personally but I believe God has made this contact
possible and also hope you will not disappoint me for trusting you.
Permit me to seek your attention in so informal a manner. I am Mr.Vadim
Alexandrovitch Petrov, Bank Manager of URALSIB BANK OAO RUSSIA and I
have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
November 6, 2003, a British Oil consultant/contractor with YUKOS OIL COMPANY
(Russia's Largest Oil Company), Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$40,000,000.00 (Forty Million
United States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I 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
contract employers, the Russian Solid Minerals Corporation that he died
from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that
he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin
were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$40,000,000.00 (Forty Million United States Dollars) is
still sitting in my 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. According to Laws of Russia, at the expiration of 6 (six)
years,the money will revert to the ownership of the Russian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the man so that
the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.
Here is my Email: vadim_petrov35@yahoo.com.hk
This is simple, We shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and authorization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank
account in any part of the world.
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