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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 Brown" <bcharles_004@msn.com>
Reply-To: officefile@cardinal.ch
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:33:18 +0000
Subject: New year greetings
Greetings
I am Barr Charles Brown, a Canadian attorney based in Manchester, United
Kingdom and the personal attorney to Late Mr Mark Michelle, a French
National. Late Mr Mark Michelle is a private oil consultant/contractor with
the Shell Petroleum Development in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be
referred to as my client.
On December 2003, my client and his wife with their three children were
involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country's
embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to personally contact
you with this business partnership proposal. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance and security
company where these huge deposit was lodged. The deceased had a deposit
valued presently at Twelve Million United states Dollars and the company has
issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary by will
otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty working days.
Having been unsuccessful in locating any of my late client relatives for
over two (2) years now. I am now seeking your consent to present you as the
next of kin/beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at Twelve Million United states Dollars, can be paid to you.It is not
necessary to be a blood relation to late Mr Mark Michelle, neither is it
necessary to bear the same surname with him. It is even not important for
the stand-in next of kin to be a French National.
Already, I have worked out modalities for achieving my aim of appointing a
next of kin as well as transferring the money abroad for us to share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 35% to you and we shall collectively donate 10% to
the Tsunami relief course while 5% will be set aside for any incurable
expenses both local and international. It is my intention to achieve this
transfer in a legitimate way, all I required is your honesty,
co-operation,confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction
through.
The money transfer paperwork itself will include a certificate of origin so
that the receiving bank does not ask questions. Also the paperwork will
include proper certificate that the fund being transferred is from non-
criminal sources. In short this will be a proper and legal money transfer
with no risk involved. The transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any
problem.
As soon as I hear from you, I shall provide you with further clarification
that you may need.
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best wishes,
Barr Charles Brown.
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