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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: erickhumalo_fnb@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:37:04 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
From: Mr. Eric Khumalo
Imperial bank of South Africa
#122 oxford drive, Foresthill south
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dear Sir \ madam
It is my humble pleasure to write you this confidential letter irrespective of the fact that you do not know me. I found your contact detail in my search for a reliable and trustworthy person from your country that can handle a transaction of this nature. I found your profile through network on-line. I am Mr. Eric Khumalo, the Director of Audit and Head of Strategic Delivery at First National Bank (FNB) South Africa; I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us.
It is with belief and trust that I send you this obvious and sensitive business proposal to enable me and my colleagues remit the sum of usd$8.3million (Eight Million, Three hundred thousand United States dollars only) into your account.
This amount belongs to late Eng. Wolfgang Anderson; an expatriate from Sweden operating an account with the bank and he is managing director of Diamond-Safari PTY. SA. He has been operating the account for the past 14 years (fourteen years) until November 7th 1996 when he died as a result of injuries sustained in a plane crash of ADC Air-line (Flight Number 727) from Kwazulu-natal Durban to eastern cape. This incidence happened at Ejiri River near Transky. Mr. Wolfgang and 11 others died on the spot.
While going through the old files at the office, I discovered that the account has been dormant for years. I immediately consulted an attorney Mr. Daniel Anathi, who signed as a referee for him. The attorney now informed me that the account holder is dead and produced Eng. Anderson's death certificate. The attorney also told me that he is the administrator of the late man's estate, and that this particular account was not made mention of in the will you can contact this attorney directly if you want him to give you more information about this money.
It is after this discovery that I agreed with the lawyer that we should contact you to help us achieve this life long dream. The attorney will provide all the necessary paperwork required to backup every claim legally, while I take care of all the internal banking processes to make sure that the money gets safely into your nominated account. The attorney and I have financially agreed to arrange with you as a reliable foreign partner to assist us by naming you the deceased next of kin.
We would carry out the entire groundwork and we are contacting you as a partner because law excludes us from operating any foreign bank account while in active service. If it interests you to assist, please feel free to contact me through the above e-mail address or phone the attorney he will also give you the necessary attention that is required.
Method/mode of sharing:
A. Total sum in account = usd$32.5million
B. Amount to be withdrawn = usd$32.5 million
C. Myself and my colleagues = 75%
D. Account holder (that's you) = 20%
E. 5% would be map out for any expenses encounter during the cost of this Transaction by both parties in the light of the above, we want to transfer into your overseas account, the sum of thirty two million five hundred thousand USD ($8.3million). We need your assistance and cooperation towards the successful conclusion of this transaction by you providing us with a reliable foreign account where this money will be transferred. I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as we are working in collaboration with Eng. Anderson's attorney and his company's secretary. All the needed legal backing will be provided by Him.
Finally, I would appreciate it if you could make up your mind for us to work out this business. I am assuring you that this is not a money trafficking activity; every necessary law guiding international money transfer will be duly adhered to and subsequently observed. Please include your full details, address and private telephone/fax numbers for easier communications.
My colleague will handle all arrangement please respond to this message through my e-mail address erickhumalo_fnb@katamail.com (Eric Khumalo) or Tel/ +27-73-700-7962
Best regards,
Mr. Kim Jenkins.
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