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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: "charles okoto" <n_mugu39@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:09:42 +0200
Subject: INTERESTED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU
FROM: MR CHARLES OKOTO
ABSA BANK JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Email n_mugu@yahoo.com
Tel. +27-73-90-86-831
.
Attn: President / C.E.O.
In order to execute and transfer out (US$15Million) FIFTHEEN Million United
States Dollars from Absa Bank. I have picked up trust and courage to look
for a reliable and trustworthy person like you who will be capable of this
important transaction believing that you will never let me down either now
or in the future since you have a reliable
company.
My name is MR CHARLES OKOTO, the Chief Auditing Officer of the Absa Bank.
There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1991, nobody has
operated this account. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently, it would be
forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. NICOLAS WING of U S.A was a miner at
Kruger Gold Company (KGCSA), a geologist by profession, and he died in 1991.
No other person knows about this amount or anything concerning it due to the
fact that the death certificate was not provided by any of his family
members, therefore the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is (US$15Million). I
I am contacting you based on the fact that you are a foreigner, because this
money can only be approved for payment to a foreigner, more so it cannot be
approved by local bank here, as this money is in US Dollars, hence the
former owner of this account is a foreigner too. I know that this proposal
will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, however, I
based my move on trust and God's directive and we still have to meet
possibly, sign some agreement before the final transfer of the fund into any
of your chosen designated bank account. Please, treat with utmost
confidentiality.
We will provide all necessary legal documents needed to back up any claim we
may make. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this transaction
through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Contact me as quickly as possible after office hours between 16:00pm till
late hours through the above phone/fax numbers and please with your personal
contact details and
account information.
Expecting your urgent response.
Yours faithfully,
CHARLES OKOTO
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