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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: mayokennedyz@sify.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:17:10 -0800
Subject: BUSSINESS OFFER
From:Mr.Mayo Kennedy
TEL: 27-72-222-6828
Email:mayokennedyz@sify.com
BUSSINESS OFFER
GREETINGS,
In my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly important and
lucrative venture cum investment, I came across your contact as a reliable
partner for this venture.
I am Mr.Mayo Kennedy, one of the senior Accountants of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA (ABSA). To highlight you on this proposal, there is an account opened in
this bank since 1980 till 1990 after which, nobody has operated on this account
again till date.
After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Ben Andreas, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger
gold co., a geologist by profession who died since 1990. No other person knows
about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation further proved to me that his company does not
know anything about this account and the amount involved as he made it his
personal account.
The money outstanding before his death was (USD 26 Million) Twenty Six Million
United States Dollars.
I am now contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to
a national with a local bank account here, But can only be approved to any
foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner, a
foreigner. I implore you to act as foreigner and beneficiary to the fund as I
will then intimate you on the processes abound as well as procure all the
necessary documents required to lay claim to the money, If you are capable and
willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my
instructions and advice for our mutual benefit I shall highly appreciate.
I need trusted person in this business because I do not want to make mistakes; I
need your strong assurance and trust, With my position now in the office I can
effect transfer of this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you
can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my arrival in
your country for disbursement. On the alternative, you can come down here to
South Africa for us to meet one to one, to enable us sign a binding agreement.
As soon as you receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your
choice where the fund will be safe. I will proceed to your country for onward
percentage distributions and investment. I need your full co-operation to make
this work because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give to
you immediately you show's your interested.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the
ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, for your assistance, 25% of the total amount will be accrue for you,
70% for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during the process of the transfer.
I implore you to maintain the absolute confidentiality of this transaction.
Your earliest response is urgently awaited.
Mr.Mayo Kennedy
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