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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: "Dr. Joshua Mboto" <osmboto@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:34:45 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS
From: Dr.Joshua Mboto
Email:josmboto@aim.com
Hello,
This letter might come to you as a surprise; however, there is no need to
worry, as we are using the only secured and confidential medium available to
seek for foreign assistance/partnership in a business transaction. What is
more important is that, the mentioned transaction will prove to be of mutual
benefit to both parties involved. I am presently in the Europe on an
official assignment, reachable on the above telephone and fax number.
Hereby I offer you a further explanation of our bank's situation- a foreign
engineer, Mr. Andreas Schranner , a Gold Merchant contractor with Government
of South Africa, until his death five years ago in a ghastly air crash, has
banked with us here at Standard Bank Plc Johannesburg, a closing balance of
$14.5 million (Fourteen Million Five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). The
bank unquestionably expects this sum to be claimed by any of his available
foreign next of kin, or alternatively put the fund in the bank treasury.
All efforts have been made by the Standard Bank to contact any of the Mr.
Andreas Schranner family members or, indeed, the relatives, but these have
proved unsuccessful. Since there exists a likeable possibility that we will
not ever be able to locate any of the late engineer's next of kin (since Mr.
Schranner died with his known wife and children in the plane crash), our
bank's management lead by the chairman board of directors, retired Dr. Jacko
Maree have decided to declare the fund 'Un-claimable', and arranged for the
money to be subsequently place the fund in the Government treasury.
In order to avert such negative development, myself and my colleagues in
the bank, are now seeking your permission to have you stand as the late
German engineer, Mr. Andreas Schranner next of kin or Business Partner, so
that the fund of $14.5M US dollars could be subsequently transferred and
paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin or business
partner. All necessary documents and required proves are to be provided and
authenticated by our bank, as soon as you decide to enter the transaction.
Your share will be 25% of the total sum. 5% will be set aside for the
expenses, while the rest would be for me, my colleagues and for investment
purposes in our country. Though we are trying to make a better future for
ourselves and our families, considering the poor standard of living in
Africa, we also wish for you to see the proposal as our own contribution in
making a brighter future for our families.
If you find this proposal acceptable and wish to take advantage of the
trust we hope to bestow on you and your company, kindly contact me via my
email address. You should also provide your full contact details and your
confidential telephone and fax number, so that I can forward to you relevant
details of this transaction.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation,
Yours truly,
Dr. Joshua Mboto .
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