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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: "johannes_khumalo" <johannes_khumalo@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:48:32 -0600
Subject: ATTN:HI FRIEND!!!
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR..JOHANNES KHUMALO
STANDARD BANK
HEAD OFFICE :78 Fox STREET.
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
I am Mr.Johannes Khumalo, credit officer of STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you. In June, 1999, a German property consultant and importer of used
cars
,Engr.Christian Eich made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$8,500,000.00(Eight Million,Five hundred
thousand United States Dollars only) in my branch. It was to our utter
suprise that we heard of his death,wife and children in an AF4590 plane
crash in July 2000. See website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation,I found out that he died without declaring
this deposit to his relatives and hitherto, all attempts to trace his
next
of kin was fruitless,as his wife and two children died with him in the
plane crash.Engineer Christian Eich had a country home at No 7B Jubilee
Road Parktown Johannesburg South Africa. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Engineer Christian Eich did not
declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$8,500,000.00 isstill
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to
claim it,it's seven years now since it was deposited.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin or business partner to Engr.Christain Eich
so
that the fruits of this man's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to
provide
immediately your full names and address,phone and fax numbers so that
the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that
will put you in place as the next of kin or business partner. I have
two
of my colleagues who are top officials of the bank involved in this
transaction.
Your role in the transaction is to send an application for claim of the
funds to our bank. Then, as top officials of the bank, we shall work
behind-the-scene to make sure that your application is approved by the
management of the bank, and the funds transfered to your nominated bank
account.
Please note that there is no iota of risks at all as all the paperwork
for this transaction will be done legitimately and with our positions
as top officials of the bank would ensure a successful execution of
this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately to my
email box.Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for
easy communication.All positive response should be sent by email to
j__khumalo101@myway.com
You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this
transaction,and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable
for
both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in
your country.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Johannes Khumalo
Alternative email address:j__khumalo101@myway.com
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