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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: "thomas angazi" <thomasangazi1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:50:27 -0800
Subject: Urgent Reply
I am Mr.Thomas Angazi, an Account Officer with HALIFAX BANK OF LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
I am writing you, following an opportunity in my office that will be of
immense
Benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of
USD$1 Million (One Million Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately
lost his life in the plane Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed
on January 31 2000,
Including his wife and only daughter, you can read more about the crash on
Visiting this site.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Since we got information about his death, we have been silently expecting
His next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we
Cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as Next of Kin or Relation
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines, Unfortunately I
Learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with
Him in the plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind
For the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I as the Head of
This Department now decided to make business with you and release the money
to you as the Next of Kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
Subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this
Money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained
After five years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as
Unclaimed funds. I agreed that 15% of this money would be for you as foreign
Partner and for your assistance, while the balance will be for my investment
in your country. I will visit your country for the disbursement according to
The percentages indicated above once this money gets into your account.
Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this transaction, note
This transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive this
Mail you should contact me with the following email address:
thomangazi@aol.com
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
Fund to you has been finalized.
We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response, please in
Your response includes your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.
Am hopping to hear from you soon.
Here is my email address again.
thomangazi@aol.com
Best Regards
Mr, THOMAS ANGAZI
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