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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 paul <johnpaul_jp_007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnpaul_jp001@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 02:17:27 +0100
Subject: Hello
Hello, Compliment of the day to you. I wish to extend thismutual business proposal to you with the hope that youwill gladly accept.
I am Mr James Grove, the personal account officer tothe great late diseased who has an account in one ofthe top banks here in South Africa.
We want to transfer to overseas ($45,000,000 USD)fourthy five million United State Dollars from aCooperate Bank here in South Africa to an overseaaccount . The account was opened in 2001 and he diedin 2004 without a written or oral WILL and since 2004nobody has operated on this account again. After goingthrough some old files in the records I discoveredthat the owner of the account died without a [heir]hence the money is floating and if I do not remit thismoney out urgently it will be forfeited for nothingand the Govt.of South Africa will confiscate the fundsfor their personal use which I personally don't wantsuch incident to happen being that this is a greatopportunity for me.
I want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable andhonest person who will be capable and fit to provideeither an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even anempty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long asyou will remain honest to me till the end for thisimportant business trusting in you and believing inGod that you will never let me down either now or infuture. The amount involved is ($45,000,000 USD) fourthy fivemillion United State Dollars, but I don't know anyforeigner. I am only contacting you as a foreignerbecause this money can not be approved to a localperson here, without valid international foreignpassport, but can only be approved to any foreignerwith valid international passport or drivers licenseand foreign a/c because the money is in UNITED STATEDOLLARS and the former owner of the a/c is a foreignertoo, [and the money can only be approved into aforeign a/c.
I have packaged this transaction in a way that it willbe of mutual benefit to us. As the branch manager, itis my duty to send a financial report to my headoffice in the capital city, Pretoria, at the end ofeach financial year.I have also moved the funds intowhat the bank call Escrow Holding Account with nobeneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not bedirectly connected to this money for obvious reasons..I will compute your particulars as the person whomade the deposit in my branch, so that my head officewill immediately order the transfer to your designatedbank Account.
I got your contact address from my secretary whooperates computer, I am revealing this to you withbelieve in God that you will never let me down in thisbusiness. you are the first and the only person that Iam contacting for this business, so please replyurgently so that I will inform you the next step totake urgently. Send also your private telephone andfax number including the full details of the accountto be used for the deposit.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine.because the management is ready to approve thispayment to any foreigner who has correct informationof this account, which I will give to you, upon yourpositive response and once I am convinced that you arecapable and will meet up with instruction of a keybank official who is deeply involved with me in thisbusiness. I need your strong assurance that you will never,never let me down. With my influence and the position of the bankofficial we can transfer this money to any foreigner'sreliable account which you can provide with assurancethat this money will be intact pending our physicalarrival in your country for withdrawal, sharing andfor possible investments. The bank official willdestroy all documents of transaction immediately wereceive this money leaving no trace ,we will fly toyour country at least two days ahead of the moneygoing into the account for withdrwal , sharing and forpossible investment. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediatelyI hear from you that you are ready to act and receivethis fund in your account. I will use my position andinfluence to obtain all legal approvals for onwardtransfer of this money to your account withappropriate clearance from the relevant ministriesand foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%will be for expenses both parties might have incurredduring the process of transferring. I look forward to your earliest reply through myprivate email {jamesgrove@myway.com}. Sincerely,Mr James Grove Compliment of the day to you. I wish to extend thismutual business proposal to you with the hope that youwill gladly accept.
I am Mr James Grove, the personal account officer tothe great late diseased who has an account in one ofthe top banks here in South Africa.
We want to transfer to overseas ($45,000,000 USD)fourthy five million United State Dollars from aCooperate Bank here in South Africa to an overseaaccount . The account was opened in 2001 and he diedin 2004 without a written or oral WILL and since 2004nobody has operated on this account again. After goingthrough some old files in the records I discoveredthat the owner of the account died without a [heir]hence the money is floating and if I do not remit thismoney out urgently it will be forfeited for nothingand the Govt.of South Africa will confiscate the fundsfor their personal use which I personally don't wantsuch incident to happen being that this is a greatopportunity for me.
I want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable andhonest person who will be capable and fit to provideeither an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even anempty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long asyou will remain honest to me till the end for thisimportant business trusting in you and believing inGod that you will never let me down either now or infuture. The amount involved is ($45,000,000 USD) fourthy fivemillion United State Dollars, but I don't know anyforeigner. I am only contacting you as a foreignerbecause this money can not be approved to a localperson here, without valid international foreignpassport, but can only be approved to any foreignerwith valid international passport or drivers licenseand foreign a/c because the money is in UNITED STATEDOLLARS and the former owner of the a/c is a foreignertoo, [and the money can only be approved into aforeign a/c.
I have packaged this transaction in a way that it willbe of mutual benefit to us. As the branch manager, itis my duty to send a financial report to my headoffice in the capital city, Pretoria, at the end ofeach financial year.I have also moved the funds intowhat the bank call Escrow Holding Account with nobeneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not bedirectly connected to this money for obvious reasons..I will compute your particulars as the person whomade the deposit in my branch, so that my head officewill immediately order the transfer to your designatedbank Account.
I got your contact address from my secretary whooperates computer, I am revealing this to you withbelieve in God that you will never let me down in thisbusiness. you are the first and the only person that Iam contacting for this business, so please replyurgently so that I will inform you the next step totake urgently. Send also your private telephone andfax number including the full details of the accountto be used for the deposit.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine.because the management is ready to approve thispayment to any foreigner who has correct informationof this account, which I will give to you, upon yourpositive response and once I am convinced that you arecapable and will meet up with instruction of a keybank official who is deeply involved with me in thisbusiness. I need your strong assurance that you will never,never let me down. With my influence and the position of the bankofficial we can transfer this money to any foreigner'sreliable account which you can provide with assurancethat this money will be intact pending our physicalarrival in your country for withdrawal, sharing andfor possible investments. The bank official willdestroy all documents of transaction immediately wereceive this money leaving no trace ,we will fly toyour country at least two days ahead of the moneygoing into the account for withdrwal , sharing and forpossible investment. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediatelyI hear from you that you are ready to act and receivethis fund in your account. I will use my position andinfluence to obtain all legal approvals for onwardtransfer of this money to your account withappropriate clearance from the relevant ministriesand foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%will be for expenses both parties might have incurredduring the process of transferring. I look forward to your earliest reply through myprivate email {jamesgrove@myway.com}. Sincerely,Mr James Grove
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