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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: paul shelton <paulshelton01@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:53:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Information
Hello .......
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do remember, I have in the past sent an email requesting for your assistance in a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from China who braved all odds and financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
I want to use this medium to thank you for your great efforts during the trying periods of the then unfinished transaction.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund to my new partner's account in China. Presently, I have visited china but have left on investments to India and Nepal.
Due to the efforts, sincerity, courage You showed during the course of the transaction while it lasted, I have intimated my new contact about the need to compensate you and show our gratitude to you and he accepted because in life it is always good to make friends than enemies.
Based on this, we have mapped out the sum of $1,200,000.00 for you as compensation. The money is in a certified international bank cheque raised in your favor to the value of $1,200,000.00. The cheque been a certified cheque can be cashed by you in any bank worldwide.
The cheque has been left in the custody of the manager of the Security and Finance Company owned by my partner in China.
Contact Mrs. Mary Johnson, on her direct email address :( mary@secretary.net ) so that youn will receive your bank cheque. She has been authorized to send the Bank Cheque to you whenever you contact her regarding the Cheque.
At the moment, We are very busy in India because of the investment projects, which I and my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart, Also comply with Mrs. Mary Johnson directives so that she will send the Cheque to you without any delay.
CONTACT: Mrs. Mary Johnson.
His email address:[mary@secretary.net]
Send to her your full Name
Telephone number:
Your correct present mailing address where you will want to send the cheque.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Hoping to hear from you.
Mr.Paul E Shelton
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