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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: "Williams Johnson" <wjohnson0010@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:44:14 +0000
Subject: Expecting a positive response soonest.
OFFSHORE PAYMENT OFFICER
DIAMOND CREDIT BANK {GH} LIMITED
ADDRESS: 14 KWAME NKRUMAH AVE ACCRA GHANA
Attn: Sir,
I am Mr.Williams Johnson,the Offshore Payment Officer at the DIAMOND CREDIT
BANK GHANA LIMITED and close friend to Late Mr.Patrick from your
country.First,I got your contact address through YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE WEBSITE DIRECTORY.
In my files I discovered that my customer abandoned sum of US 18.5Million us
Dollars(Eighteen million Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars)in our
bank DIAMOND CREDIT BANK GHANA LIMITED.On a record before my department.
I was made to know that on the 1st of June 2001,him and his family were
involved in a car accident along Kumasi-Aburi Express road. All occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace your name as his relatives because
he is from same country with you.
Since I got information about his death,My office has been expecting his
next of kin to come over and make claim of this money which is currently
deposited in our custody because the DIAMOND bank Gh Ltd cannot release it
directly to me or any other person unless somebody applies for the release
of it as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our mutual
agreement(Between THE DECEASED and the DIAMOND CREDIT BANK
ANAGEMENT),unfortunately his supposed next of kin died along with him at the
Fatal auto crash.
It therefore upon discovery the ugly news that I now decided to make
business with you to direct you on how to apply with this office(Diamond
Credit Bank Gh Ltd) to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
friend before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.
The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that my customer was a foreigner and the next of kin died been the
wife died alongside with him and also a citizen of Ghana cannot stand as
next of kin to a foreigner.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two year
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 18.2 million us Dollars can be paid to you and then you and l can
share the money,60% to me and 40% to you,I have two necessary legal
documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please endeavour to contact me immediately through my private and
confidential email(wjohnson2005@myway.com).
Expecting a positive response soonest.
Sincerely yours,
Williams Johnson.
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