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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: "jo373milton02@go.com" <jo373milton02@go.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:04:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: VERY URGENT PLS
FROM:Barrister Milton Joe esq,
Email: jo373milton@excite.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear Sir/Ma,
I hope this approach will not embrass you since we have never had any previous communication. I am Barrister Milton Joe esq, an independent financial consult and fund manager. I represent a lot of wealthy and influential people, most of whom are top government officials who have large sums of money they would like to keep out of public eyes.
My client is Mohammed Salisu the son of General Amade who died some months ago in Iraq. I was consulted to link him with a reliable person he can entrust the sum of $20,000,000, deposited as a bank bond in a financial security company here by the late General. This transaction is risk free since the fund was deposited with a personal identification number bearing a different origin and source. with all the relevant documents in our possession.
My client is offering the 20% of this sum to any associate who would help to secure this fund in his account till my client will like to invest or reclaim his money.5% of the total sum estimated to cover miscellaneous expenditure that would be accured on the process of the transfer of this fund to the partners account.
If you are interested in this offer, please forward the following via Fax
1)A confirming of your ability to manage / secure such bulk sum
2)Your full name and address for the change of the beneficiary
3)Your private telephone / fax number for confidential issues.
Note, in case you consider this offer, a business agreement will be drafted to bind you and my client and to protect his interest in this transaction. The agreement will stipulate the legitimacy of your involvement to this transaction. While pondering over this, please feel free to pose any question that will encourage you to assist this young man seeking for ways to stabilize his life. An urgent reply will be okey to know if you are interested or to continue in my search for associates.In anticipation of your favorable consideration.
Best regard
Barrister Milton Joe esq.
N/B: I know that this email will come to you as asurprise, considering the fact that it is unsolicited.I quite understand your concern over this matterconsidering the happenings all over the world, I wantto assure you that this is a 100% legitimate and riskfree transaction.Please recontact me via my alternate abbotandco@netscape.net
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