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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: "Account Officer" <mrburne8@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:33 +0000
Subject: Reply Back To Me
FROM THE DESK OF
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
CITI BANK PLC LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
I AM MR JAME BURNE, I AM THE MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPT.AT THE CITI BANK
PLC LONDON.
WITH DUE RESPECT I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION
THAT WILL BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US, AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING
EVALUATIONS, MY STAFFS CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING
MAINTAINED BY A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED
PASSENGERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH ON September 7, 1998.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS
UNABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH.THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED
DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT BY THE CLIENT.
SINCE HIS DEMISE, NOBODY NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAVE APPLIED
FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT UNTIL
WE DESCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR DEATH CUSTOMER MR
MEHRARABANSMIS ELAHAH IS A FOREIGNER AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF
KIN HERE TO FILE CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT, THIS
DISCOVERY WAS BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE,
SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE.I DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO. THE TOTAL
AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS [SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS]
(USD 7,300.000).WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK, WE ARE
HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE CAN NOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND CANNOT LAY
BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS MONEY. THE CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU
WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL
THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ABLE TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE
TRANSFERRED INTO.
I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY THIRTY FIVE % (35%) TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
AND TEN% (10%) FOR ANY EXPENCIS THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION OF
THIS TRANSFER. WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY NO
RISK SINCE WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE
SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION AS
AT WHEN DESIRED.I WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS I AM
HOPING TO RETIRE WITH MY SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH
WILL BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL THEN COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED
PERCENTAGES.YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE ME ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT
IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ELSE WHERE OF YOUR CHOICE.
PLEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID: jburne@live.com AND DO NOT FAIL TO SEND ME YOUR
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION.
Please do view Website of Disaster to confirm true life story of our LATE
customer:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/07/swissair.victims.list/index.html
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
MR JAMES BURNE
TEL: +447031992858
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