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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: brain vusi <brain_01vusi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <brainvusi_za@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:01:14 -0600
Subject: GOODDAY SIR
FROM: MR. BRAIN VUSITel: +2783 6888027 GOODDAY SIR,
ATTE:
I am Mr. Brain Vusi a Staff of Standard Bank South Africa . I am writing 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$25.7Million (Twenty Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mrs. Joyce Lake an American who unfortunately lost her life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including her husband Mr Ronald Lake , You can read more about the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ Since we got information about her 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 her husband Mr Ronald Lake died along with her 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 30% 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 by return mail or call me on my direct number: Tel: +2783 6888027, Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been finalized. We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response.
Please in your response include your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Best regards Mr. Brain Vusi
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