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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 villas <williams_villas@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:28:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAL FROM WILLIAMS VILLAS
ATTN: THE DIRECTOR
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR WILLIAMS VILLAS,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OFAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF A PRIME BANK IN COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN IN WEST AFRICA.WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS, I HAVE DECIDED TOCONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BEVERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US, AT THE END OF THETRANSACTION. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED IN JANUARY 2000 IN KENYA AIRLINE IN ABIDJAN. THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE BANKING ACT AND REGULATION MADE PROVISION FOR THE NEXT KIN OF THE DECEASE TO CLAIM HIS/ HER FUND IN ACCIDENTAL DEATH LIKE PLANE CRASH.ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY, I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF AND PARTNER TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANSAND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIMEOF EXECUTION. THE SAID AMOUNT IS US$10
MILLION (TENMILLION US DOLLARS ).MEANWHILE, ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVERTHIS FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, GET THEREQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. ALL DIRECTIVES ANDNEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU ON TRUST ASSOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US AND ALSO BENEFIT IN THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. IN FACT I CAN NOT DO THIS DEAL ALONE BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVILSERVANT, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYEBROW ON MYSIDE, HENCE DURING THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MY COLLEAGUES ASKED ME TO LOOK OUT FOR AFOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS WITH.IT IS APPARENT THAT I NEED A FOREIGN PARTNER TOEXECUTE THIS BUSINESS WHO WILL FILE IN APPLICATION ASNEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED AND I COLLABORATED IS CREETLY WITH MY POSITION TO HAVE THE FUND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT. I WILL
NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISKFREE. ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOUR ENTITLEMENT IS 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION,WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES THATMAY BE INCURRED DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS ETC., WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS. PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP TOP SECRET, AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I SHALL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL THE FUND CONFIRM INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVISE US TO INVEST.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
MR WILLIAMS VILLAS
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