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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: "solomon marios" <marios1881@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:55:10 +0000
Subject: Proposal!
FROM:MR. MARIOS SOLOMON
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
DES VOEUX ROAD BRANCH
44A DES VOES ROAD
CENTRAL HONGKONG
ATTN:]
In our search for a trustworthy person to faithfully carry out this private
and confidential transaction,we came upon your highly esteemed profile.I
verily believe this will be most beneficial to both of us if you pay some
attention to it.I am sorry for bringing a business of this magnitude your
way especially as we have not yet met..I am Mr. Marios Solomon credit
officer of the standard chartered Bank,des voeux road Branch. I have a
obscured business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our
client General Ibrahim Moussa who (in this case I am his accounting officer)
was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman, made a numbered fixed
deposit for 18 calendar months and advised that after the maturity,that the
money should be transfered to our affiliate branch in Europe. Now, the total
value of the money is Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars only and the money is in our affiliate branch in Europe. Upon
maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war early this
year.Again after the war another otification was sent and still no response
came from him. I as his accounting officer(as all correspondence to him is
passed through me) later found out that the General and his family had been
killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. After further
investigation, I discovered that General Ibrahim Moussa did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank
deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that
no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Four millions
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank's
Affiliate Branch in Europe,and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of Europe, as it concerns
their banking rules, at the expiration 3 years the funds will be reverted to
our Bank in Hong Kong an this in turn will be reverted to the ownership of
the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this
backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to General Ibrahim Moussa so that you will be able
to receive his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out (as the accounts
officer to General Ibrahim Moussa) so that we shall come out successful. I
have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that
will back you up as the next of kin to General Ibrahim Moussa , all that is
required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full
Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.After you have
been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor
for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. This
in turn I will send to the Affiliate Bank in Europe.There is no risk
involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method
and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor
to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the
funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in
the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you . Should you be interested please send
me your full names and current residential address and I will prefers you to
reach me on the email address below and finally after that i shall provide
you with more details of this operation. Your earliest response to this
letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. marios solomon
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