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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: "hulmet alan" <hulmet_alan@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:34:21 +0100
Subject: it has been a long time
FROM THE DESK OF MR.HULMET ALAN
DEPUTIES FOREIGN DEPT - MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
BENIN REP - COTONOU
TEL/FAX 229 97 13 21 46
Email Address ;- hulmet_alan@hotmail.com
ATTN ;
I AM HULMET ALAN ,I WORK WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA BENIN, AS THE DEPUTIES
FORIEGN DEPT ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK OF AFRICA BENIN , DR. HANSEN RAO, HAVE
BEEN MY GOOD CLIENT AS REGARD KNOWING HIS ASSET IN MY BANK. DR HANSEN, WHO
OWN A MULTIMILLION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE IN BENIN. I AM HIS ACCOUNT
OFFICER IN THE BANK, SO HE IS MY CLIENT .
ON THE 25TH OF DECEMBER 2003, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND
THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY PLANE CRASH
MY CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
ACCIDENT.
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO THEIR
EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES,
WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE SEVERAL
UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,I NEED TO CONTACT YOU AROSE BASED
ON THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A FOREIGNER AND YOUR NAME
CORRESPONDED TO MY LATE CLIENT NAME.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN
REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY
CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED
UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE
DEPOSITED/LODGED. PARTICULARLY, THE BANK OF AFRICA BENIN
.WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A BALANCE SUM OF $15M(FIFTEEN
MILLION) IN HIS ACCOUNT.
THE BANK ISSUED A FINAL NOTICE TO ME TO PROVIDE THE NEXT
OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER
CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S
RELATIVES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT
TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT SO THAT
THE FUND ,THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS CAN BE PAID IN YOUR NAME INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT
FOR THE BANK.
I HAVE ALREADY PERFECTED EVERY UNDERGROUND WORK TO BACK
UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL THAT I REQUIRE IS YOUR
HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT
THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A
LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY
BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE REPLY ME IF YOU CAN ASSIST .
FINALLY KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTAIL PHONE/FAX
NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN FAX OR ATTACH A SPECIMEN
APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RE-TYPE AND SUBMIT TO THE
BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN,ALSO YOUR OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL
ADDRESS.
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THIS,I HAVE RESOLVED ALREADY
THAT WE WILL DISCUSS BETWEEN US ON THE EQUITY FORMULAR
WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY.
PLEASE VIEW THIS WEBSITE :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3348445.stm
KINDLY CALL ME FOR ORAL CLARIFICATION 00229 97 13 21 46
PLEASE DUE REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIV EMAIL(hulmet_alan@myway.com
BEST REGARDS,
HULMET ALAN
TEL+ .229 971321 46
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