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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: "drjoe9douglas\@o2\.pl" <drjoedouglas10@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:35:46 -0600
Subject: DEAR FRIEND URGENT ?
FROM:Dr Joe Douglas.
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
Dear friend,
Firstly, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this
Transaction.
I am Dr Joe Douglas, credit officer with African
Continental Bank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos.
I came to you in my private search for a reliable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money to your country.
The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late {Mr. Thomas Stockley} and his Rose Stockley and their only child Jean Stockley. Who died on January 31, 2000 on board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Alongside
85 other passengers a vacation.
Please view the website below forverification.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
while returning to his country from a business trip. He Banked with us at ACB BANK of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth US$20.5, Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late{Mr. Thomas Stockley} the bank now Expects a next of kin as a beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by African Continental Bank to get in touch with any of his family's but I personally found out that he died alongside his wife and their only child.
Meanwhile this is the website of the people that died
in the Alaska Airlines Flight 261, the only next of kin given to us by late {Mr. Thomas Stockley} was his only daughter which
unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is unknown to the bank.
I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family; I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to late {Mr. Thomas Stockley}, so that the fund (US$20.5M) will be released into your account as the next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work
with me down here on your behalf.
I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 65% will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for expenses incurred in due process of this transaction. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, kindly forward to me your private telephone and fax numbers - preferably your mobile numbers, address and banking information.
As soon as I observe this information, I will draft a text of application , which you will fill the information and send it to the bank for onward Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Joe Douglas
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