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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: johnson koffi <johnson_koffi002@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:50:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NEXT-OF-KIN NEEDED
CREDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
TRANS-GLOBE SECURITY SARL.
LOME TOGO REPUBLIC.
SIR,
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT, I AM MR.JOHNSON KOFFI MANAGER CREDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-GLOBE SECURITY COMPANY SARL.LOME-TOGO REPUBLIC.I WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WITH A/C NUMBER 14-255-2004/UBT/T. WHO AMONG OTHERS ON BOARD HAD A PLANE CRASH IN USA IN 1999. ALL ON BOARD PERISH AND DIED IN THE PLAN CRASH.SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER MR LEE CHOUNG A CHAINESE IMPORT AND EXPORT TYCOON HERE IN LOME TOGO.
I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS SINCE THEN NO BODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR LEE CHOUNG HAS ONLY {US$15.5MILLION} IN HIS A/C AND THE A/C IS CODED IT IS ONLY AN INSIDER THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OR PASSWORD OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS. AS IT STANDS NOW THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY VERY SELF CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY .
BASED ON THE REASONS THAT NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN, I SEEK FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED TO SEND THIS FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFFSHORE BANK A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLY AS I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FROM THE SAFE BY THIS DOING, WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND AN APPLICATION SEEKING CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR LEE CHOUNG .I WILL SEND YOU SPECIMEN OF APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST ME MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THEVAULT OF OUR BANK.
NOTE: THE BANKING RULES AN REGULATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH DEPOSIT TO STAY MORE THAN TWO YEARS AS AN EXPERTRIATES A/C , IF THE DEPOSIT STAYS MORE THAN TWO YEARS THE FUNDS WILL BE SENT TO THE TOGOLESE GOVERNMENT A/C AS UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT .IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT I BEG FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO COME AND LAY CLAIMED TO THIS DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR LEE CHOUNG THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE IN THIS BUSINESS AS YOU WILL BE EQUIPED WITH ALL VITAL INFORMATION OF THE DEPOSIT AND THE A/C.YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DOES NOT MATTER, WHAT MATTERS IS YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HAVING ALL NECCESSARY INFORMATION TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS .NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES FOR A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN PERFECTED FROM MY SIDE .
I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE A/C PARTICULARS .I WILL NEED YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS COMPANY OR RESIDENTIAL SO THAT I CAN COMPUTERISE THEM TOTALLY WITH NEXT OF KIN COLLUM IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.FINALLY I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN IS OCCATIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT ONLY REASON A LOCAL CANNOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 30%/70% YOU KEEP 40 WHILE I KEEP 60 HOW ABOUT THAT ? YOU HAVE MERITED THIS PERCENTAGE BECAUSE YOU WILL PROVIDE THE A/C WHERE WE SHALL FINALLY TRANSFER THE FUNDS INTO ON A SUCCESSFUL CLAIMING OF THE DEPOSIT. MY 60% WILL REMAIN IN THE A/C PENDING MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS.
LASTLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME RETRIVE THIS DEPOSIT,THEN I WILL SEND TO YOU AN APPLICATION TEXT AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPOSIT .
I ASSURE YOU OF 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION .TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU, GOD BLESS!.
YOURS RESPECTFULLY ,
MR.JOHNSON KOFFI
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