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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?John=20Williams?= <john_williamst@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: lawbarrister50@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:42:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Compliment of the day
J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : john_williamst@yahoo.fr
Confidential.
Dear friend,
This letter to you is for an urgent release of the sum of THIRTY-EIGHT MILION DOLLARS ( $38.000,000:00 )only to you.
This fund deposited by one Late. Mr.Mauricio Jose De Matos from Brazil who before his sudden death by a ghastly air crash that happened here in cotonou-benin 2002 which many lifes were lost.
As his credit officer over his fund with a Security/financial company today, due to non capability to locate any of his relatives after much search, I, and my colleagues have decided to transfer this fund out from this company with legal and officially banking modalities to a foreigner who will come freely to stand as the next of kin to the Original late depositor of this fund with our directives. We will respect the banking rules and regulations so as to avoid any eyebrows along the line, this business progresses. Be rest assured that it is RISK-FREE only that you should be serious in proving your honesty and sincerity over receiving of this fund for us to share with you as one family. We shall join hands together in securing relevant documents over this transaction in good faith and confidence in your favour before the transfer to your designated bank account thereafter.
I guarantees you 100% of the successful execution of this transaction and you are also advised to observe confidentiality of this business and be rest assured that this fund will be release to you within seven days after completion of the procedures on your behalf.So,after the successful transfer of this fund into your bank account, we are going to share it in the ratio of 70% for me,25% for you and 5% mapped out for any expenditure we might incure along the line while this business progresses.
Kindly confirm your interest and capability to handle this project by urgent response as soon as possible if this proposition pleases you, and you have accepted for the percentage offered to you.
Thanks,
Your's Faithfully,
Mr.John T Williams.
Tel-00229-97-888019
- John Williams
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