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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.Chow Woo <thaivietnam@walla.com>
Reply-To: tokyio10@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:19:45 +0200
Subject: '''Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi'''''' PLEASE READ IS A GOOD PROPOSAL ''''
Mr.Chow Woo
Accounting Officer,
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
16/F, Tower 1, Admiralty
Centre, 18 Harcourt Road,
Central, Hong Kong.
E-mail : tokyio10@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Chow Woo,Accounting Officer Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,Hong Kong.
I have a sincere and very confidential business proposition for you.
On october 6th 1999,a British consultant/contractor with the Chinese Ministry =
of Agricuture,
Mr. David J. Woodbin made a (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, =
valued at US$16,600,000.00 (Sixteen Million six hundred United State Dollars =
only)
in my branch.
Upon maturity,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, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture that Mr. David J. Woodbin died =
after a brief illness on postrate cancer. On further indept investigation,
I found out that he died without notifying anybody about the deposit in my =
bank.This sum of US$16,600,000.00 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 the Hong Kong Law,under the Chinese constitution at the =
expiration of 8(Eight) years,such funds will revert to the ownership of the =
Government for financing military operations on defence affairs,
such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military. In order to =
avert this negative development,i will like to seek for your permission as a =
foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Mr. David J. Woodbin so that the fruits of this =
old man's labor will not
be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in =
the world in
general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% =
for me,40% for you
on your assistance and 10% for charity organisations.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be =
done by my attorney and with my position as the Accounting Officer,guarantees =
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately to my private email ( =
tokyio10@yahoo.com.hk ) so that we can commence on the processes.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that will =
helpyou understand the transaction. You should observe utmost =
confidentiality,and rest assured that this transaction would be most =
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest =
my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Chow Woo
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