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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: "charles charles" <charles_collins1@msn.com>
Reply-To: charles_collins100@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:46:31 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM MR. CHARLES COLLINS
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF AUDITOR
CREDIT BANK BENIN COTONOU,
IMMEUBLE ADJIBLI RUE CDT
DECCEUR 01 BP 2600 COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
DIRECT TEL:+229 95459088
Good Day,
I am Mr. Charles Collins, the Auditor in charge of Foreign Remmitance
Department of Credit Bank Benin in the Commercial city of Cotonou, Benin
Republic. This is a very confidential proposition for you.On May 21st 2003,a
Lebanese Importer of Textiles and Automobiles for the past thirteen
years,MR. ZAREH NAZARIAN made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months,valued at US$12.7musd( Twelve million seven hundred thousand
United States Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity on May 20th 2004 as his Credit Officer,I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his employees,that Mr.Zareh
Nazarian was one of the passengers who died with his entire family in the
ill-fated plane crash involving a boeing 727 Beirut-bound Charter jet that
took off from Cotonou Benin Republic and crashed into Atlantic Ocean on
thursday 25th December 2003. For further details of the Plane Crash,
Please Visit;
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Further investigations,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.Again,I made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Nazarian
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$12.7 million USD is still sitting in my Bank no one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to the International Banking ethics,codes and
Laws,at the expiration of 2(Two) years,the money will revert to the
ownership of the Benin Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr.Zareh Nazarian.This is simple, I will like you to
respond immediately with your full names and contact addresses so as I will
send to you a specimen copy of an application form which you will refill and
send to the bank putting claim over the said balance with the bank as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased. The money will be paid into your
account for us to share in the ratio of 45% for me and 45% for you while 10%
will be set aside for any expenses that may arise in the process of
transfering this fund into your choosen/nominated bank account you wish to
receive it.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
informations. Please send to me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication and oral discussion. You should observe utmost
confidentiality and be 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 which you will be the arrow head of the investment.
I must not fail to tell you that this transaction is totally risk free and
legitimate.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks
Mr. Charles Collins
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