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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: "eric brown" <ericbrown20002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:54:33 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
MR. Eric Brown
16 Rivonia Road ,Sandton ,Johannesburg.
011-27-82-594-3746
Attn: The President/CEO
I am Mr, Eric brown, Ex-supervisor with the distressed FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of South Africa, I have urgent and very confidential business proposition
for your attention and assistance.
On June 6, 20003, an Expatriate contractor with the South Africa Mining
Corporation, Mr. Smith Andrea made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$56,500,000.00 in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month ,I sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the South Africa Mining Corporation that Mr. Smith
Andrea died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found
out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless since 20004.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Smith Andrea
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$56,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it. According to South Africa Law, at the expiration
of 5(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Expatriate
Businessman to stand in as the overseas business partner to Mr, Smith Andrea
so that the funds will be transferred smoothly, safely and without risk to
your nominated overseas Account. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare
the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the
next of kin/business partner to the Late Mr.Andrea .A bank account in any
part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer
of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for
you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction has been
documented and my position as the insider will guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply. Upon
your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
information that will help you understand the
transaction better. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Thanks and
regards.
Mr Eric Brown
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