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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:02:38 +0100
Subject: YOUR UTMOST INTEREST IS HIGHLY NEEDED URGENTLY
From: Mr. Paul Nkune.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p>
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Greetings,<o:p></o:p>
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A search for a foreign investor / partnership to aid me in transferring of a deceased dormant fund of US$30, 000, 000, 00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars only) into an over-seas account for onward transfer/investment projects.<o:p></o:p>
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My name is Mr. Paul Nkune, a senior Auditing Officer with the Absa Bank of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region> (Amalgamated Bank of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place>). There is an account was opened in this bank in 1997 and since 2007 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I found that the account holder/beneficiary was dead and if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing into the government treasury.<o:p></o:p>
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Details and percentages should be discussed with you as you show your utmost interest upon this transfer project. Note, you can always reply me via this private email :( paulnkune1@yahoo.com).Here is my direct telephone number: +27 83 362 2331, you can call me for easy communication or for further info relating to this project.<o:p></o:p>
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Regards and waiting your urgent response,<o:p></o:p>
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Mr. Paul Nkune.<o:p></o:p>
Chief Auditor.<o:p></o:p>
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