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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: "Dr Smith" <drsmithsmith6060@msn.com>
Reply-To: smithsmith6060@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:34:23 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP
DR. JOHN SMITH
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
HSBC Bank PLC.
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM
Dear friend,
I am seeking your cooperation to present you to my bank as the next of kin
to Mrs Sigrit Fassnacht a foreign contractor from Germany who died in a
plan crash on July 25th 2000 with her husband and children who all perished
in the air France Concorde New York bound flight. Please click here below
for verification.
http://news.bcc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Before his death he was a contractor to British National Petroleum
cooperation (BNPC) and has a bank balance with my bank to the amount of (£15
million pounds sterling GB) which will be paid to you as his beneficiary.
For your information I am the accountant manager of HSBC bank plc. London,
United Kingdom.
The board of directors of HSBC bank plc. Mandated me to look for any known
relative of Mrs Sigrit Fassnacht, since after his death all my efforts,
traces has not been successful. It came to my understanding that there is no
relative. Based on that, I am writing you, to ask for your cooperation to
front you as the supposed next of kin/business partner to the Mrs Sigrit
Fassnacht to enable us claim this money because it will amount to
injustice if we do not take this decisive step to secure this deposit and
invest it into a valuable business, because if nobody comes forward to claim
the fund it will be forfeited to the British government based on that I
have contacted you to assist me in making this transaction a reality.
I only have to approve your application as the next of kin and the found
(£15 million) will be paid to you as the beneficiary. We are to share this
found between ourselves, you will retain 30% of the total founds 60% for me
and 10% will be donated to charity organization and tsunami victims in
united state of America if you are really interested in this offer you
should contact me through this email address: smithsmith6060@yahoo.com
I will need your name in full, address, fax and phone number to enable me
commence on securing all legal document that will proof you as the next of
kin/business partner to our deceased customer Mrs Sigrit Fassnacht
Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free. I will commence
immediately in securing all legal documents in favor on your acceptance to
fully cooperate with me.
I await your urgent response to enable us jumpstart this project and nature
it to reality before the 24th of January 2006.
Yours truly,
DR JOHN SMITH
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