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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: "Dr.James Collins" <dr.jamescollins@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: thedric_lammisab@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:33:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANK GOD I FANALLY FOUND YOU.
Dear Harry,
"It may take many years for punishment to follow transgression or for reward to follow virtue, but compensation always seeks its source¨.
¨Anyone who adds to prosperity must prosper in return¨.
With these words dear friend,
I am happy to inform you that, furtherance to the preliminary report and pre-surveillance
investigations conducted upon the receipt of the report on your delayed payment. I will like to inform you about the recent development regarding your payment which was delayed as a result of proper investigation conducted by my accountants. Nonetheless, i have instructed my accountants this morning after a short meeting with them to effect payment in the sum of US $250,000.00.
Therfore, you are to desist from contacting any partner or persons who may have been seeking your consent to collaborate with them in transferring some funds in a certain bank
account. Also, i would like you to employ transparency and honesty in this regard. I know you might not remember me, but i never forget a favour done to me. Especially now that i am bedridden and close to meeting with the Lord. Your father was a collegue and an old friend of mine back in the days. I owe all that i ever became to him and God Almighty. Although, we lost contact for a very long time as a result of my relocation to another country. I have being trying to get in touch with any member of his family all these years and i bless the LORD that i finally got your email contact.
However, i want you to contact my family attorney, whose name is Thedric Lammi via Email: thedric_lammi@lawyer.com, resident in Cotonou, Republic Du Benin. Tell him to send you a bank draft in the total sum of $250,000.00 which is my way of saying thank you to your family for all your past efforts assisting me. When you get through to him, all you need do is to make him understand that you are an old friend of mine and he will do all that is required to send your certified bank draft to you. I have already instructed him on what to do immediately you contact him.
In addition, do not fail to inform me when you eventually receive and cash the bank draft which is issued by the Paritate European Bank Community. I will be very glad to know about your success in finally receiving your money which was held back all these years.
My best regards to the family.
Dr. James Collins.
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