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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: "mr mark paul" <mrmarkpaul1@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:49:08 -1200
Subject: please assist me
FROM: MR. MARK PAUL
MANAGER;
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:
mrmarkpaul1@yahoo.dk
My Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail
transaction. 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. However, this orrespondence is purely
private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee
you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think
of. I am MR. MARK PAUL, Manager incharge of Claims and
Indemnity of PRUDENTIAL Insurance Company. I am contacting
you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this deal for the benefit of both of us.
The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this
PRUDENTIAL Insurance Company in a recent meeting,
recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who
maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be declared
Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed
benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and
Financial law. Recently, I came across a very huge sum of
money belonging to a deceased person (MR. ROBERT
FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner, unfortunately He is now late
as he was amongst those that was Killed in the recent plane
crash as you can confirm through this website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy
WORTH the sum of Forty Five Million United States Dollars
(US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed
in our custody and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his
file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other
relatives. All efforts made by us to establish contacts with
any other of his relation has proved abortive and
unsuccessful.
His Life Assurance Policy will expire in the next few months
from the date of this letter. Just last week we received an
instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to forward
particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in
the next few months. Upon my personal finding on this
matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now
that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country),
it is Officially important for the involvement of a
foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin.
I will use my exalted position in this Insurance Company to
present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative,
friend or Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely
transfered into your own bank account in your country.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when
replying this mail and I will give you more information as
soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this
viable transaction.I will use my exalted position here to
get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The
whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the
fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly
completed via email and telephone. You don't need to come to
my country. Send your full name, address and telephone
number to me via email urgently today so that I will call
you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and
shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in
this transaction. After successful conclussion of this
transaction, we shall share the money 50-50 (50% for you and
50% for me).
I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed.
I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this
transaction because it is important due to the fact that I
am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY. Your earliest response to this matter is very
important.
I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.
Kind Regards,
FROM: MR. MARK PAUL
MANAGER;
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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