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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: OFFICIAL MATTERS <official_matters555@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrwest_john@o2.pl>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:05:49 -0600
Subject: Your assistance Needed From(MR. JOHN WEST)STANDARD BANK LONDON
MR. JOHN WEST.
STANDARD BANK LONDON ,
5TH FLOOR CANNON BRIDGE HOUSE
25 DOWGATE HILL LONDON EC4R 2SB UNITED KINGDOM .
Sir,
I am a staff of Standard Bank London . I am writing following anopportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In mydepartment we discovered an abandoned sum of £15.5million BritishPounds Sterling (Fifteen million five hundred thousand British Pounds) inan account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. MorrisThompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the planecrash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,including his wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash onvisiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting hisnext of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because wecannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relationto the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his onlydaughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with theknowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon thisdiscovery that I now decided to make business with you and release themoney to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safetykeeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and wedont want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimedbill. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such moneyremained after five years the money will be transferred into bankingtreasury as unclaimed funds.
I have decided that 35% of this money will be for you as foreignpartner, 5% will be used for all expenses we may incur while moving the fundswhile the balance 60% will be for me. I will visit your country forthe disbursement according to the percentages indicated above once thismoney gets into your account. Please be honest to me and trust is ourwatchword in this transaction. Note this transaction is confidential andrisk free. All documents will be obtained from London in your name toput you in place as the Next of Kin.
As soon as you receive this mail you should contact me by return mail.Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release ofthese funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in detailswhen I do receive your response. Please in your response include yourtelephone number for easy communication between us.
Best regards
Mr. John West.
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