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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: "john dukes" <johndukes33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: francis_dukes@myway.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:46:11 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU
ATTN: Sir/Madam,
I am DR.JOHN DUKES FRANCIS, Branch Manager International bank in London. On
January 5th 2000, one Mr. John Brian Best, an American National, a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theo bald, a leading firm of project
and cost management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,
valued at £23,000,000.00(Twenty Three Million Pounds) for twelve calendar
months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity, we 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 (Gardiner & Theo bald) that Mr. John Brian Best died from
an automobile accident.
On further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. On further
investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr. John
Brian Best did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his
Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank.
The total sum, £ 23,000,000.00 is still 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. In accordance with the Federal banking Laws
and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr. John Brian Best so that you and I can benefit from
the fruits of this old man's labor. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I
shall send to you the detailed information on how this deal would be
transacted. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of
the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. John Brian Best and to obtain all
other relevant papers in your name for
the necessary documentations for payment approval in my bank headquarters in
your favor. The money will be shared in the ratio: eighty percent for
me,fifteen percent for you and five percent for any arising contingencies
during the course of this transaction.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any
breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's Branch Manager to
secure approvals and
guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Please be informed
that your utmost
confidentiality is required. If this interests you, please reply me
immediately and include your private telephone number and a brief biography
of yourself.
reply throug my private emailfrancis_john055@yahoo.co.in
Yours truly,
DR.JOHN DUKES FRANCIS
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