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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: "williams thomas" <williams-202@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:04:44 +0000
Subject: Regards
>From Dr:Williams Thomas
Appt.104 Herington Court
Abbey Drive, Ran burg
Johannesburg-South Africa.
Email: williams_t200@yahoo.com
Daer Sir/Madam
I am Dr:Williams Thomas, the African Regional manager of Barclays Private
Banking Sector (Auditing department), 322 Oxford Drive,Sandton-Johannesburg,
South Africa. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice
but I want you to understand something. On June 6, 1999, Mr. Dudley Roy a
Panamas citizen and an Oil merchant came to our Bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking Division. He told us that he had a
financial portfolio of Forty Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars ($43.7M), which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on
his behalf. Based on the investment, we spun the money around which with
accrued profit and interest Stood at over Fifty Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($57.5M). In September 10 2002, he asked that
the money be Liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment
requiring cash Payments in Riyadh-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hedirected that I liquidate the funds and Have it deposited with a Security
firm in Cape Town, South Africa. I informed him that Barclays Bank would
Have to make special arrangements to have this done and in order not to
Circumvent due process; the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction from
The funds to cater for banking and statutory charges. He complained about
the charges but later came around when I explained to him the complexities
of the task he was asking of us. I undertook all the processes and made sure
I followed his precise Instructions to the letter and had the Funds
deposited at the Cape Town based Security Consultancy firm, Mr. Dudley Roy
told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Moscow
later that week. This was the last communication we had, this transpired
around 25th October 2003.In June later year, we got a call from the security
firm informing us about The inactivity of that particular portfolio. his was
an astounding position as far as I was concerned; given the fact that I
managed the private banking sector I was the only one Who knew about the
deposit at Cape Town based Security Firm and I could not understand Why Mr.
Dudley had not come forward to claim his deposit.
I made futile efforts to locate Mr. Dudley no success, Four weeks later,
information started to trickle in, apparently Mr. Dudley Roy was dead. A
person who suited his description was declared dead in a Bomb blast in South
of Baghdad-Iraq. We were soon able to identify the body and cause of death
was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible
Surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and to come forward to
claim his estate. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track
this man’s family; they have investigated for months and have found no
family. The investigation has ended. My proposal; I am prepared to place you
in a position to instruct Cape Town Based Security Firm to release the
deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.
Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in
half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them
Release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50. I would have gone
ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a
straight line to me and my involvement in claiming the deposit, I assure you
that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will
simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to Mr.
Dudley. I will then officially communicate with Cape Town based Security
Firm and instruct them to release the deposit to you. I am aware of the
consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this
project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be
vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, deletes this
message and forget I ever contacted you but if you are interested, you
should contact me on the above email: williams_t200@yahoo.com
Regards
Dr:Williams Thomas
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