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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: "Mr.Johnny Koffi" <johnnykoffi35@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:03:06 +0000
Subject: Greetings
Dear Friend,
Mutual Business Relationship.
I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department
of Union Togolese De Banque , I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you, On June 6 1999 a major contractor with ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)made a numbered time(Fixed)Deposit
for twelve calendar months. Valued at USD$6.5m dollar (Six million, five
hundred thousand US Dollars)
I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, ECOWAS Togo Republic that he died in the October, 1999
plane crash with Egyptian air line. On further investigation, I found out
that he died without making his "WILL» and all attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not
declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of sum of US $6.5m
dollar (Six million, five hundred thousand Dollars) is still sitting in my
Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to
Togolese banking Law, at the expiration of 7(seven) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Togolese Government if nobody aplies to claim
the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to act as next of kin to
him so that the fruits of this old man’s labour will not get into the
hands of some corrupt government officials here in Togo Republic. We will
share the money in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you and my plan is to
invest my own share of the money in your country.
Therefore, be kind to clarify the following for my consideration:
1. What other lucrative investments would you suggest as I intend banking,
real estate and hotels if they are good business venture in your Country?.
2. Can you be able to make residential documents and purchase a house for me
and my family to relocate and settle in your country?.
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours Truly,
Mr Johnny T.Koffi
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