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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 LOUIS <johnlouis_7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ww.john.louis@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:20:45 +0200
Subject: TRANSFER OF FUND(US$ 16.500,000.00).YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
368, Banking Mail, Sandton CityJohannesburg, South AfricaForeign Remittance Department
ATTN: (MONEY TRANSFER) PLS, YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED; With due honor and respect, I introduced myself to you for a better relationship.I am Mr.JOHN LOUIS,THE NEW AUDITOR; GENERAL DEPARTMENT of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA). There is a Draft Account opened in this bank,it was opened in this Bank since a very longtime,And since then till now 2008 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently,it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account was (Mr. Smith Andre) who was a foreigner and a miner at Kruger Mining Company, he was also a geologist for several other mining conglomerates in Africa, before he passed away in 1990 due to a fire out brake at Kruger Mining Company which took the lives of 12 miners in 1990, leaving nobody as the next of kin or beneficiary of his account.
Ater his death, As his financial auditor before his death, I am aware of every details of his bank account from 1988-1990 when the last deposit was made before his death. and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account. and the money involved is (SIXTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) (US$ 16.500,000.00). I want us to first transfer all this money into your safe account. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local Bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in United States Dollars and the former owner (Mr. Smith Andre) was a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. this is why I am seeking for your assistance to please send me your telephone number and your fax number to enable me communicate with you for further explanations. moreover, mind you that I am 39 years old with son and two daughters, then you have to promise me that you are not going to temper this funds as your private money, because this money is for the family future. I only got your contact information from my secretary who operates computer; with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, considering my position as a public servant. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business; So please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax numbers including the full details of your account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face-to-face and sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into your account where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investment as well. Meanwhile, I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreigner account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account of late (Mr. Smith Andre) which I will give to you as soon as you indicate your sincerity to co-operate with me, and capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust.According to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity may never come again in my life.
I need a truthful and God fearing person in this business I don't want to make a mistake so I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position in the office I don't want anything that will jeopardize my job so I advice that we should make secrecy and confidentiality in our primary working condition, bearing in mind that I am a public servant.
I will also use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange department. in conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me and my family, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred on the process of the transfer. I look forward for your earliest reply.As i well send you my telephone and fax details via email. Yours sincerely,
Mr.JOHN LOUIS;
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