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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 MOSES EDWARD <mosestg101@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:41:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE///FROM THE DESK OF MR.MOSES EDWARD



FROM THE DESK OF MR.MOSES EDWARD,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA,
LOME TOGO.

Dear Sir,

I am quite convicned of the fact that this will come to you as a surprise.however i am writing based on the privlage information i garthered about you in internet during my extensive search for a repose foreign partner who is compitent of assisting me in below business proposal

I am Mr.Moses Edward,the director in charge ofauditing and accounting section of INTERNATIONAL BANKOF AFRICA,Lome Togo in west Africa with due respect and regards.

I have decided to contact you on a businesstransaction that will be very beneficial to both of usat the end of the transaction.During our investigationand audting in this bank,my department came across anabandoned sum of $14.7m US dollars(fourteen millionseven hundred thousand US dollars.)In an account thatbelongs to one of our foreign customer who died alongwith his entire family in march 1998 in a plane crash.


Since we got information about his death,we have beenexpecting his next of kin to come over and claim hismoney because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to thedeceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.It istherefore upon this discovery that I and other
officials in my department decided to make thisbusinness proposal to you and release the money to youas the next of kin or relation to the deceased forsafety and subsequent disbursement since nobody iscoming for it and we don't want this fund to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for five years,it will be forfeitedto the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill.

A Togolaise cannot stand as the next of Kin to a foreigner.It is upon this discovery that I and my colleagues in this Department decided to contact you to collaborate with us to pull out this dormant fund.

This is the actual reason why it will require a secondparty or fellow who will forward claims as the next ofkin with affidavit of trust to the bank and also
present a foreign account where you will need themoney to be re-transfered.I will not fail to informyou that this transaction is 100%risk free.

You have been adviced to keep top secret as we arestill in service and intend to retire from serviceafter we conclude this deal with you.I will bemonitoring the whole situation here in this bank untilyou confirm the money in your account.And ask us tocome down to your country for subseque sharing of thefund according to percentages previously indicated andfurther investment either in your country or anycountry you advice us to invest inn.

We agree that 30%of this money will be for you asforeign partner,in respect to the provision of aforeign account,10%will be set aside for expensesincured during the business and 60%would be for me andmy colleagues.There after I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement accoding to thepercentages indicated.

Upon receipt of your reply,I will send to you the textof the application.This transaction is hitch free andthat you should not entertain any atom of fear as allrequired arrangements have been made for thetransfer.This transaction will only take a maximum of 14 bank working days.

Please my dear i want you to respond to this message through my alternative email address : mosestg_1155zt@yahoo.fr, for security reasons.

Further Information will be given to you as soon as I
receive your positive response.

Thank's,
Mr.Moses Edward.





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