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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: Richard Khumalo <richard.khumalo1953@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:49:48 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR A PRIVATE COLLABORATION
Richard & ASSOCIATES(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)PHONE + 27 72 8230 885PRIVATE EMAIL:barr.richardkhumalo@workmail.co.zaGood Day to You,I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation andCurrent development. Please bear with me. I am Barrister Richard Khumalo, a solicitor atlaw,now working with a government parastatal. I am the personal attorney to an expatriate contractor MR ENIDMURIEL COETZEE, who worked with a multi-national Company in my country; Herein after shall be referredto as my client. My client died with a whole family of three on the 14/11/2004 in an accident INTESTATE.Since then I have made several enquiries to locate anyof my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you and to present you as a distance cousin. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Capital valued at US$11.5million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by Standard bank of South Africa Where this huge sum is deposited.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for sometime now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Know it that this transaction is hundred percent RISK-FREE.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I will start to make an immediate arrangement for claiming the money on your behalf, since I have all necessary information as the deceased attorney. Futher, all I require from you is your honest cooperation based on mutual trust, to enable us see this transaction through. As I will need your address and bank account information to get a "Certificate of Title to Claim" from the Federal Ministry of Justice here in your favor, as this is the most vital document needed by the authorities here to release this fund into nominated bank account, as I will be here as your Legal Representative to make sure that this transaction is handled legally and professionally.You will be entitled to 45% of the total sum less expenses, 5% has been set aside to pay back all expenses uncured during this transaction at both sides, another 5% has been mapped out to be donated to charity on your advice, and the balance of 45% will be for me.I am waiting to hear from you soon.Best regards,Richard KhumaloNote: I will give you all the vital information once you assure me of your unflagging support. You can alsomake all the vital verification on your own from South African authority for clarity and to satisfy yourtrust that this is the true situation regarding my late client. How ever you will not disclose to any oneof our intention.
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