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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: "Fredrick Udongo" <fred_udongo@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:17:37 +0000
Subject: Attention Please
Attn. Sir
I am Mr. Fredrick Udongo, the Director in charge of the Audit and Accounts section of International
Commercial Bank in West Africa and also Chairman of Investigating and Auditing Department of this Bank.
I am contacting you with a view of doing Business with you.
The proposal
During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my department came across some sum of money
belonging to one Deceased Mr.Morris Thompson 61years, of Fairbanks, Alaska USA who died on January 31st
2000 in Alaska Airlines Flight 261.You can as well confirm it by yourself through the website below: <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>
As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim either from his family or anybody else, we have not been able to locate any
of his beneficiaries because he did not indicate any next of kin in his account opening form.
I have kept this information secret to ensure that the deal does not get blown. The said amount is U.S $10.5m (Ten
Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars).
For the avoidance of doubt, I got your information from the internet. I do not believe that there is a need for me to explain to you that the existence of the
Internet has made the world a global village. Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Director of Auditing and Accounting, I have in my
possession all the necessary documents to perfect this deal by making you the valid next of kin to the deceased to whom the money will be transferred to.
I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done. Because as a foreigner, you stand in a better
position to be presented through documentation as the next of kin to the deceased who himself was a foreigner.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of the
transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification, while 1% will be set aside to
take care of expenses that may be incidental to the process, while 64% will be for me and my partners.
I assure you that this transaction will not last more than 10 working days from inception to actual transfer to your account.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account.
All other necessary information will be sent to you on confirmation of your interest. Do, please accept my sincere heartfelt good wishes as I look forward to not only
your response, but your business as well.
For ease of communication, you may reach me on telephone number +233243167657
I remian, with kind regards,
Mr. Fredrick Udongo
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