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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: "ALAN SIMON" <alasim_07@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:08:19 +0000
Subject: URGENT TRANSACTION
Alan Simon Esq.
Alan Simon and Associates
6 castle St,
Dover
CT13 1PT
England
Attn:
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail transaction.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured
medium of communication.However, this correspondence is purely private, and
it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch
free from all what you may think of. I am Barrister Alan Simon, a solicitor
at
Law and the personal attorney to late Mr. Stelios Kyradae, a Greek-Cyproit
who
resided here at England,hereinafter shall be refered to as my client.
On the 14th of Aug. 2005, my client, his wife and their only two
children who were actually on thier way back from Cyprus enroute Prague
were involved in the Boeing 737, Helios Airways Flight 522 air disaster.
Unfortunately, my client; Mr. Kyradae and his entire family died in the
aircrash that occurred,as you can confirm through this;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4152806.stm
Ever since this tragic and traumatic events, I have made frantic
efforts to establish contacts with his relatives, but could not
succeed. Due to the fact that considering the nature of my clients
business dealings, He never presented any name on Documentation as his
possible next of kin. I am therefore with all sense of humility decided to
make
contact with you in order to assist in claiming and retrieving the money
left behind by my client before the finance firm where the funds were
deposited
probably get the funds confiscated or even declared it unserviceable.
I solicit your urgent assistance and co-operation as a foreigner for
easy passage of the funds to your designated Bank account.
Mr. Kyradae was a successful Businessman and was involved in cash
transactions due to the nature of his business. He was chiefly engaged
in the shipping of Raw Gold and Diamond from rich equatorial belt of
central and southern African Countries to Europe, North America, south
America and other parts of the world.
The amount of money kept in the custody of the finance and credit house
is US$ 35.500,000.00(Thirty five million five hundred thousand united states
dollars)
only. Since I have been unable to locate
his relatives after all my frantic efforts, I am therefore compelled by
this circumstances to seek your consent to present you, with my
position as his legal adviser topresent you as his legal next of kin or
business associate
of the deceased so as to enable you receive and collect the above funds.
All other further informations to that effect at my disposal will be
made available to you upon your consent and the acceptance of the
project. The whole procedure will only last two - three weeks,kindly send me
the following inormation:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
The funds when retrieved and successfully secured will be shared thus:
- myself, the attorney 60%, yourself the presented next of kin 30%,
The balance of 10% will be for contingency expenses to be incured during
the process by both parties.
I assure you the fullest and absolute co-operation and a hitch free
operation in this regards. I equally guarrantee you total protection
against any breach of the law in line with my legal profession.
You are indeed very free to ask questions you deem necessary for
further clarifications, and please endeavour to always keep secret all
informations concering this transaction.
Your most urgent response will be highly appreciated through my private
email: alasim2006@walla.com , thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Regards.
Barrister Alan Simon
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