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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: Kenn Nkansah <kenn_nkansah1974@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:27:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: The Plan (Mr Chitraksh)
Mr Chitraksh,
Thanks for your reply dated 11th September 2006, I was away for a conference in Abidjan that was why I have not written you as suppose, before we start, I will like us to establish trust to enable us achieve this great objective and as I told you before, my name is Mr. Kenn Nkansah.
Dear, the fund was left by one of Contractors (Engr. Robert J.Gerlich) who died in a plane crash alongside his family in 2001 and the amount is eitheen million US dollars. My organisation has done series of investigation for the past 4 years into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his deposit.In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. We've spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's relatives but all to no avail. And the investigation Panel has only this month ending to submit their report. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that comes forward.This is the situation now, and as the Chairman of the Dept. I have the Deceased contract file. All I want you to do is to stand as the next of kin of Engr. Robert J.Gerlich. I am prepared to place you in a position and instruct the organisation to release the fund to you as the bonafide next of kin and I am prepared
to share the money with you in this ratio:
40% for you
50% for me
10% for incurred expenses during the transaction
I will send you the certificate of origin so that when the money arrived in your account, your bank will not suspect it as money laundery, I will also send you a copy of my international passport as prove of my sincerity and I expect you to send a copy of your International Passport or any valid ID card to me as part of trustworthiness and togetherness in this mutual business relationship before we can proceed further to the next step in this transaction.
However, I will like to have the following information.
1. Your occupation
2. Your Nationality
3. Your marital status.
4. Your private Tel No/fax
5. Your bank name
6. Your Bank account no.
Once I confirm the above information from you, I will start the internal processing for the claim immediately which will be forwarded to the correspondence bank that will automate the transfer immediately after verifying the documents. All I want you to do is to follow my instructions. Kindly reply me with full sincerity for us to move forward. I will equally furnish you with the remaining procedure as soon as I hear from you again.
Regards,
Mr. Kenn
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