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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: "SOLOMON ZULU" <outreachfinancier2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:59:44 -1200
Subject: FROM MR SOLOMON ZULU.
FROM MR SOLOMON ZULU.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL:outreachfinancier2005@yahoo.co.uk
CONFIDENCIAL.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A) HERE IN
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERD AN
ABANDONED SUM OF$49 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(FORTY NINE
MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGE TO ONE OF OUR
FORIEGN CUSTOMER(MR. MORRIS THOMPSON FROM AN AMERICAN OIL
CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR)WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT,UNLESS SOMEBODY APPPLIES FOR
THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN
OUR BANKING GUIDLING AND LAW BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT
THAT HIS NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH.
THE BANKER GUIDLINE HERE A RESPONSABLE PERSON, AND WHO THE
BANK CAN
INTROSSTED THIS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE RESQUEST OF
FORIEGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN HIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A SOUTH
AFRICAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT
TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND 70% WOULD BE FOR
ME, THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
ACCORDING
TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE
IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST
APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR FAX NUMBER
FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN
THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEPIT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR
EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION.I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO
YOUR NOTICE THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE AND THAT YOU
SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRD
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD
CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR's FAITHFULLY,
FROM MR SOLOMON ZULU.
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