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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: "George Williams" <gwilliams2@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: g_william5@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:34:20 +0100
Subject: Re: Await your urgent anticipation
Smit Charity Foundation
Ikoyi Lagos.
Attn: Sir/Madam
My name is George Williams, Senior Board of Trustee Smit Charity
Organization.
With due sense of responsibility, I don't know how far you are related to
Mr. Smit family an Arab Oil consultant/contractor with the Shell Petroleum
Company? He died on board with the Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into
the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in September 2nd 1998. The plane crash was in
the news.
.
My Organization will be grateful to entrust some fund in your account
custody belonging to the deceased. He had a (Fixed) Deposit account with
African Development Bank valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five
hundred thousand Dollars). Ever since then, a routine notification has been
sent several times to me by the contract Employee, Shell Petroleum Company
to activate the account since the deceased made a declaration of inheritance
to the Organization.
But, I have this fear of been hunted by the public if I venture get this
money to my Organization account and the management of the African
Development Bank is already sending RED alert to confiscate the fund by the
end of this quarter, since the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum for many years.
Please, I want you to stand in as the relative or next of Kin to the
deceased even if you are not related to him. I will immediately employ the
service of her lawyer to notarize the WILL to your name and forward to the
bank all necessary documents for the transfer.
I knew this will sound strange and surprising, even with lots of doubt and
distrust in your heart. But still, i need you help to secure this found out
of the bank and invest wisely in your country. Just name your prize for this
assistance; 50/50 is acceptable to me. I have to save the fruits of the old
man's labour before it get to the hands of this corrupt selfish people with
their nefarious deeds, whose interest is to confiscate this fund.
As soon as you consent to this request, with proof of your seriousness and
sincerity to do business with me without betrayal, because you are at the
receiving end promising not to elope with the money which is of mutual
benefit to both of us. I will consult the Bank for the mode of payment which
is optional.
Looking forward to your urgent anticipation to this offer.Email me to my
private box :g_william5@yahoo.com
Regards
George Williams
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