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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: Tika Mpoyo <tikampoyo@superdada.com>
Reply-To: tikampoyo@processfiles.com
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 14:34:49 +0200
Subject: From Mr Tika Mpoyo
Mr. Tika Mpoyo
47 Jan Smith Avenue Johannesburg
South Africa.
Tel: + 27 73 9451688
Fax : 27 11 219 7323
Email: tikampoyo@processfiles.com
Date: 2006-05-21
Good Day,
I am Mr. Tika Mpoyo, the African Regional manager of First Bank Sector (Auditing department), Johannesburg, South Africa. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. On June 6, 1999, Mr. Dudley Roy a Panamas citizen and an Oil merchant came to our Bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking Division. He told us that he had a financial portfolio of Forty Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($43.7M), which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. Based on the investment, we spun the money around which with accrued profit and interest Stood at over Fifty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($57.5M). In September 10 2002, he asked that the money be Liquidated because he needed
to make an urgent investment requiring cash Payments in Riyadh-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He directed that I liquidate the funds and Have it deposited with a Security firm in Cape Town, South Africa.
I informed him that First Bank would Have to make special arrangements to have this done and in order not to Circumvent due process; the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction from The funds to cater for banking and statutory charges. He complained about the charges but later came around when I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise Instructions to the letter and had the Funds deposited at the Cape Town based Security Consultancy firm, Mr. Dudley Roy told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Moscow later that week. This was the last communication we had, this transpired around 25th October 2004.In June this year, we got a call from the security firm informing us about The inactivity of that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned; given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one Who knew about the deposit at Cape Town based Security Firm and I could not understand Why Mr. Dudley had not come forward to claim his deposit.
I made futile efforts to locate Mr. Dudley no success, Four weeks later, information started to trickle in, apparently Mr. Dudley Roy was dead. A person who suited his description was declared dead in a Bomb blast in South of Baghdad-Iraq. We were soon able to identify the body and cause of death was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible Surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and to come forward to claim his estate. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has ended. My proposal; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct Cape Town Based Security Firm to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.
Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half (50/50). I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them Release the deposit to you. I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line to me and my involvement in claiming the deposit, I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to Mr. Dudley. I will then officially communicate with Cape Town based Security Firm and instruct them to release the deposit to you. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you but if you are interested, you should contact me on the above telephone number or the email.
Regards
Mr. Tika Mpoyo
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