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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: "perryemms robert" <perryemmsrobert@msn.com>
Reply-To: perryemms04@sify.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:53:30 +0000
Subject: Urgent!
MR.PERRY EMMS ROBERT.
HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
ATTENTION:Very Urgent .
Dear Sir/Madam.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium
(Internet) has been greatly abused, i choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication.
I am MR.PERRY EMMS ROBERT, Branch Manager HSBC Holdings plc, 8 Canada
Square London E14 5HQ.I have an urgent and very profitable business
proposition for you that should be handled with extreme
confidentiality.
PROPOSITION:
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald Welsh who died in
a Hurricane Katrina struck the American city of New Orleans in September 05
2005 at 07:52PM along with his wife and entire family you can confirm this
from the published by CNN .
Since their death, none of their next-of-kin are alive to make claims
for their money as their heir, because they all died in the same Hurricane
Katrina struck the American city of New Orleans in September 05 2005 at
07:52PM (May their soul rest in peace).
The finance house where the funds is presently deposited cannot release
the fund from their vault unless someone applies for claim as the
next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I 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 me for the funds US$5,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as
the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that ! we have secured from the probate an
order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if
you are interested.
1.A Beneficiary Names, and Complete Postal Address..In order for me to
prepare the Documents for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For our personal contact and mutual
trust in each other,for more confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with a million dollars ($1Million dollars)
on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance
$4million dollars shall be for me for investment purposes in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavour to contact me
immediately.
Do not take undue advantage of the trust ! I have bestowed in you, I
await your urgent mail to my personal e-mail address. [perryemms04@sify.com]
Regards,
MR.PERRY EMMS ROBERT.
HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
NOTE: If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete/destroy
this email in view of the confidentiality of the proposed transaction
and interest of personalities involved.
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