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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. Zafar Habib Khan." <zafarhkhan@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zafarhkhan@terra.com
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:15:29 +0400
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND.
Greetings,
This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is
only a day that people meet and become great friends and business
partners. I am Zafar Habib Khan, Chief Investment Officer with a
reputable bank here in U. A. E. I write you this proposal in good
faith, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about
to reveal to you.
One Late customer, Mr. John Fabio had a fixed deposit with
my bank in 2004 for 36 calendar months, valued at US$17,500,000.00
(Seveteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) the mature date for
this deposit contract was this 14 of March 2007. Sadly he was among
the death victims in the May 26 2006 Earthquake disaster in Jawa,
Indonesia that killed over 5,000 people. He was in Indonesia on a
business trip and that was how he met his end. My bank management is
yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend
and I am his account officer. John did not mention any Next of Kin/Heir
when the account was opened, and he was not married and no children.
Last week my Bank Management requested that i should give instructions
on what to do about his funds as his account officer, if to renew the
contract.
I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a
means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to
know that John is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the
funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That is
why I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of
Kin/ Heir to the account and my bank headquarters will release the
account to you. There is no risk involved; the transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of law.
It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors
to take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am
suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties, my share
will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream. Let me
know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP
SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent
response. Have a nice day and God bless.
Anticipating your communication.
Regards,
Zafar Habib Khan.
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