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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: "Lewis" <lewiskelly@myway.com>
Reply-To: lewiskelly1@iol.pt
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:32:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Partner
MR.LEWIS KELLYBIRMINGHAM,UNITED KINGDOM.EMAIL:lewiskelly1@iol.pt Dear PartnerPRIVATE AND URGENT. I am Mr Lewis Kelly, and I am contacting you onbusiness transfer of a huge sum of money from adeceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitudewill make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to theurgency of this transaction. PROPOSITION;I am the account officer to Mr Abdullah Saleh (deceased) one of ourforeign customers. While he banked with us, I oversaw his accounts andother official/financial obligations as my office demanded being hisaccounts officer.Unfortunately, he died along with his entire family in the plane crash of 31 October, 1999 on board the Egyptian Airline 990 alonside other passengers.Please consult the British Broadcasting Corporation website below forverification. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm While he was alive, none of his
family members was ever known to meother than his immediate nuclear family.Since his death, none of hisnext-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.I cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies forclaim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our bankingguidelines.Having made a very frnatic and exhaustive search for any family memberthat would lay claim to this fund, I decided to take my chance withyou.I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to thedeceased as I have all documentations including his certified Death Certificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he had a closing balanced of 5,500,000.00 Five million five hundred thousand Britishpounds sterling) here in our bank in London. I also have secured fromthe probate an order of mandamus to locate any member of deceased family to become beneficiary of this fund.Please acknowledge receipt of this message
inacceptance of our mutual business endeavour byfurnishing me with the following;1. Full name and address2. Direct Telephone and fax numbersThese requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments andfile your name in form A2ag and other vital forms as next of kin whichbefore now was left blank by the deceased upon opening of the accountsix years ago. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I mustassure you that if you are serious andfollow my lead religiously, then this funds will be released to youwithin a seven-working-day period.If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage ofthe trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.Please reply Regards,MR.LEWIS KELLY
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