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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: riche winer <richewiner2000za@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 05:47:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONTACT ME..
FROM: BARRISTER SOUTH AFRICA.ATTN: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFITIt is my privilege to capture your names from theinternet. My name is Barr.Richard M.Winner a legalpractitioner and the personal Attorney to late Mr.Adams Riggs, a national of your country who died alongwith his wife and his Two sons in a ghastly motoraccident along Portlouis-Reduit express in August 13,2002.All the occupants in the vehicle lost theirlives.I am convinced that it was the grace of God that mademe to locate you.My client was a successful and accomplished family man, who made enough fortunebefore his untimely death. Since then I had madeseveral inquiries through your Embassy to locate anyof my clients extended relative but this exercise hasproved unsuccessful.After several unsuccessfulattempts, I decided to trace his relatives through theInternet, to locate any member of his family not muchprogress was recorded. My late client was aninfluential
wealthy businessman, an Gold magnet herein South Africa and he left behind a deposit ofThirty-Seven Million United States Dollar($37 000,000.00USD) in his domiciliary bank account in acommercial bank here in South Africa.After the death of my client his bankers contacted me,as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who shouldinherit his fortune. The board of directors of hisbank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this moneywithin 28 working days or forfeit the money to thebank as an abandoned property. The bankers had plannedto invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 toconfiscate the funds after the expiration of theperiod given to me. I therefore,decided to contact youwith these facts before me because of the situationnow . By virtue of my closeness to the deceased andhis immediate family, I am very much aware of myclient financial standing and the bank account heoperates.I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it
willbe legally proper to present you as the next of kin ofmy deceased client,so that you can be paid the fundsleft in his bank account, hence I contacted you. Iseek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin tothe Deceased since you are at an advantage asnationals from the same country, so that the proceedsof this Bank Account valued at $37Million Dollars canbe paid to you.we shall both share the funds. 55% to me and 40% toyou, while 5% should be for Expenses or Tax as yourGovernment may require, I shall assemble all thenecessary Legal Documents that will be used to back upour claim .All I require is your honest cooperation toenable us see this deal through.I guarantee that thiswill be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.Please get in touch with me by telephone or email toenable us discuss further.Best RegardsBarr. Richard M.Winner
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