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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 T A FUENTES " <TAFUENTES@mail.vu>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:15:20 +0000
Subject: Respond urgently
From: Mr. T.A. Fuentes
Foreign Affairs Ministry.
C/Alfonso 5-19,
23087 Madrid- Spain
Dear Sir / madam
My apology for using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of
this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed
on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a
respected and honest person to handle this project/transaction with
sincerity, trust and confidentiality.
Let me use this opportunity to introduce myself briefly to you. I am the
PA to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry Espana, Spain. My office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in
my country concerned with foreign contract payments.
We are the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement. There are before me, list of funds which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced sum
e.t.c.
Now listen carefully please. Am writing to present you to the federal
government that you are among the people expecting the funds to be
transferred into their accounts. On this note, I wish to have a deal with
you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds.
All the transaction details are before me and the data's will be changed
into your name to enable you receive the funds into your nominated account
as the contractor/beneficiary of the funds.
It is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
federal government treasury and reserve accounts as unclaimed deposits. I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments to Foreign Debts to
submit the list of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to remit this sum following my idea
that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.
MY CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
1. You will give me and my colleagues 65% of the total sum Hill be
transferred as soon as you confirm the total fund in your designated
account. 30% will be for you for your effort while 5% should be set aside
for any miscellaneous expenses.
2. This transaction must be kept highly secretive as I am still in service
to avoid public notice and all correspondence will be strictly by email or
fax for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with the
fund release are caused by agents or representative.
If you agree with my conditions, I will intimate you with the procedures to
enable me fix your name on the payment schedule instantly to meet the two
weeks mandate.
Conclusively, if you know that I intrude into your privacy kindly delete
this message and discard it immediately.
Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Regards,
T. A. Fuentes
(PA)Foreign Affairs Minister
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