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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: "Dr Kelvin Brown" <brownx3xx@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:33:33 -1200
Subject: Reply soon
(PLEASE HANDLE THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY)
Dear,
I am the Computing Auditor of a prime bank in South
Africa.I have a very urgent and confidential business
proposition for you.In 1985, A Miner made a time
deposit in a bank Which I am presently the Computing
Auditor.He did not declare any next of kin in his
application paper. The money is very big and no one
knows the source of this money because apparently the
time frame of his employment with the company here in
Africa does indeed preclude such a large amount of
money.It can be assumed that he brought his money over
from his country or previous place of work but
that is open to speculation.However,the point is that
he is dead and his employers are not aware Of this
money,and therefore it can be safely assumed that no
one will ever come forward to
claim this money, he died in 1992.The total sum
(inclusive of accrued interests) is
still sitting in my Bank in the Dormant Account
Portfolio. No one will ever come forward to claim it
now or in the future and according to our banking
laws,after 15 years,the money will
automatically reverted to the Federal Government
Treasury if the Account owner is a
foreigner and is certified dead but with you a
foreigner applying for the transfer of
this fund to your nominated account anywhere in the
world and all documents backing the transfer legally
secured and there is certification that the funds
being transferred are
from non-criminal sources we will have no problems.In
short this will be a proper and legal money
transfer and there will be no related risk! We will
have to process the initial paperwork to obtain
approval from the Probate Registry (Ministry of
Justice) and obtain the Letter of
Administration empowering you as Sole trustee/executor
to the deceased Estate after
which I will use my position and influence in the bank
to effect onward transfer of this money from our bank
to your nominated account. If you therefore agree to
be the official Beneficiary, then please note that you
will be required to avail me with a bank account (a
bank account
with zero Credit Balance is ok).Your full
address,phone and fax,full name and brief background
information on you (CV). As soon as I receive a
positive response on your willingness to assist me
then I will initiate the processing of the transfer
and in about 7 working days the
money will be in your nominated bank account for us To
share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you. This
transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any
problems. If you agree to assist me by sending me the
above requested Information, I will give you my
complete address, including phone/ fax etc and any
further
clarifications you may require.
Yours Kelvin Brown
God Bless You.
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