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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: "HUGH SCOTT-BARRETT" <hughscottbarett20@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 09:11:44 +0100
Subject: TRUSTING YOU IN THIS!!!
Dear Friend,
RE: BUSINESS PROPOSAL / STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Hugh
Scott-Barrett, Chief operating Officer of the ABN AMRO BANK
NEDERLANDS. I saw your contact during my private search in
the internet and I want to accept as true that you will be
very honest, unswerving and capable of assisting in this
business venture.
To begin with, let me explain the source of this funds and
what you are expected to do. A foreigner, Late Wellstone
Paul David who was a senator till his tragic death on 25th
October 2002 in a plane crash that killed Wellstone Paul
David, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, and five others
near Eveleth, Minnesota. Until his death some years ago he
had a functional account with the ABN AMRO BANK NEDERLANDS.
The deceased Late Wellstone Paul David banked with us and
had a closing balance as at 6th January 2003 worth €
28,255,100.00 (Twenty Eight Million Two Hundred and fifty
five Thousand, One hundred Euros). My bank now expects a
next-of-kin to claim the funds as the beneficiary. Efforts
have been made by ABN AMRO BANK to get in touch with the
Late Wellstone Paul David family or relative but to no
avail.
Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to
locate Late Wellstone Paul David relatives, the management
under the influence of our chairman and the board of
directors are making arrangements for the funds to be
declared unclaimed and channeled to an unknown account. It
is based on this that I have contacted you to stand as the
next-of-kin of Late Wellstone Paul David so that the funds,
will be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary/next-of-kin to the deceased.
All documents to enable you get the funds have been
carefully worked out as I have secured documents from the
different offices concerned for the smooth transfer of the
fund to your nominated account. It has been agreed that you
will be compensated with 30% of the remitted funds, while I
keep 60% as my share and 10% is been set aside for both
local and international expenses that might be incurred in
actualizing this transaction.
If this proposal satisfies you, please reach me either by
mail; hughscottbarrett20@walla.com or phone +31 64 921
4989, for more clarification about how this will be done
Yours faithfully,
Hugh Scott-Barrett
Chief Operating Officer
hughscottbarrett20@walla.com
+31 649 214 989
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