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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: <ganijames@privatemail.me.uk>
Reply-To: ganijames@mail.nu
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 03:06:05 +0200
Subject: Urgent Response
Goodday,
I am the personal assistance to the late MR. AHMED HUSSAIN (16 Eltham Way Lee Green SE12 8tf London) I know you are not related to him in anyway. However, before his death he made two seperate fixed deposit account of $12,750,000 at HSBC Bank in Croydon England. He committed suicide three months after opening this particular bank account. Since his death, the bank has written series of letter to his address, seeking to find out if any of his relations has contacted me. He led a secluded life and nobody since his death has come forward as his relation. He once confided in me that, he is the only child of his parents, which could be the reason why I never met any of his relations throughout the five years I worked with him before his death.
The bank is becoming frustrated about this development and has written a final letter threatening to transfer the deposit to government treasury as unclaimed deposit, a situation that will empower the government to hold on to this money.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement between you and me, we shall work together and present you as the next of Kin so that the bank can release the funds through you. All that is required is for you to provide the following information: FULL NAME AND ADDRESS for us to use in the payment application that will be sent to HSBC Bank, so that the bank can contact you for payment and your TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS so that I will be able to talk and confirm if your are really serious about taking up this offer.
You do not have to worry about your job not permitting you to come down, as you might not be required to come down here in person to process the payment. There is no illegality in this proposal of mine, as all the documents will be prepared in your name. As soon as I get the above information from you, I will send to you, a copy of the application letter that you are to send to the bank, detailing all the information required. The letter will compel the bank not to liquidate the deposit on the ground that the next of kin is alive and interested in claiming the deposit.
knowing this, the management will be full of joy to hear from you.Having spent the past two years waiting for any of his relations to come forward and claim the deposit. I have all the documents that would assist you in case you decide to file for the claim of this deposit.
We shall share the deposit in the following ratios: 30% for you and 70% for me. I want to believe this sharing ratio is fair enough. I am prepared to welcome any amendment or suggestion you have on how much each of us will get.
Contact me on my private email address (ganijames@mail.nu) so that I can disclose other information relating to this deposit.
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Gani James.
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