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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: john osman <johny_osman@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:48:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: READ AND GET IN TOUCH;
DEAR BELOVED.
IT'S A GOOD THING TO WRITE YOU.I HAVE A PROPOSAL
FOR YOU- THIS HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN
ANY MANNER COMPEL TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL I AM
DR.JOHNY OSMAN. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF AFRICAN
CONTINENTAL BANK PLC. I REQUEST YOUR CO-OPERATION IN
THE TRANSFER OF MONEY AMOUNTING TO U.S.D. 18MILLION.
ON SEPT. 1996, AN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE
KUWAIT OIL MINISTRY,MR. AHMED YOUSUF MUSTAPHA, AN
IRAQI NATIONAL MADE A FIXED DEPOSIT OF U.S $18M IN
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK. (A.C.B.). ON MATURITY WE
SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING
ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY.
AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY HIS
EMPLOYERS WROTE TO INFORM US THAT MR. MUSTAPHA DIED
IN A AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, THAT HE DIED WITHOUT
MAKING A WILL WHILE OUR ATTEMPT TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF
KIN THROUGH IRAQI EMBASSY PROVED FRUITLESS. WHEN HE
WAS MAKING DEPOSITION IN MY BANK, HE DID NOT DECLARE
HIS NEXT OF KIN IN HIS DEPOSIT APPLICATION FORM,
WHEN I REMINDED HIM HE SAID HE WISHED IT SO, IN THE
CONSERVATIVE MANNER OF OUR BANK, I DID NOT TURN DOWN
HIS REQUEST RATHER HONOR IT ONSIDERING HIS HIGH NET
WORTH. THE POINT IS THAT HIS EMPLOYER ARE NOT AWARE
OF HIS DEPOSIT WITH US, THEREFORE I AM THE ONLY
PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT MR .MUSTAPHA,S DEPOSIT OF US
$18,000,000.00,WHICH IS NOW LAYING IN DORMANT
ACCOUNT PORTFOLIO, THE WHOLE ACCOUNT ELATING TO
MR.MUSTAPHA'S DEPOSIT IS ALSO WITH ME.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND
IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR. MUSTAPHA.
I HAVE WORKED OUT MODALITIES OF ACHIEVING MY AIM BY
APPOINTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.MUSTAPHA AS
WELL AS TRANSFER THE US$18,000,000.00 ABROAD FOR US
TO SHARE. I WILL USE AN ATTORNEY WHO WILL REPRESENT
YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO EXECUTE SERIES OF
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CLAIM INCLUDING
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OF THE MONEY, LETTER OF
ADMINISTRATION WHICH EMPOWERS YOU AS THE SOLE
TRUSTEE /EXECUTOR TO THE ESTATE OF MUSTAPHA. PLEASE
NO TE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANY
TRANSFER DOCUMENT AS THE APPOINTED ATTORNEY WILL DO
ALL THAT.
IF YOU AGREE TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY
TO ENABLE ME TRANSFER/CONVERT THE MONEY TO OUR OWN
BENEFIT/USE .I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF US$18M, 65% WILL
BE FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL BE TO TAKE OF ALL
UNFORESEEN EXPENSES AS WE MAY INCURE IN THE COURSE
OF CONCLUDING THIS TRANSACTION.AND YOU WILL FURNISH
ME WITH MORE ON YOUR PEASONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS:
1. FULL NAME.
2. CONTACT ADDRESS.
3. TELLEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
4. OCCUPATION.
ALL THESE INFORMATION WILL HELP ME OUT SO I CAN
TRUST AND KNOW WHO I AM DOING BUSINESS WITH.
I AM URGENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
BEST REGARDS.
MRS.JOHNY OSMAN.
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