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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 peter bernard" <ricpeb3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:28:34 +0400
Subject: Re: Urgent from Mr. R. Bernard,
My Dear Friend,
This letter must come to you as a surprise, but I believe it is only a day
that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am Mr.
Richard P. Bernard, previously held the position of Head of Corporate
affairs with one of the reputable bank here. I got your email address
through the internet and decided to write you this proposal in good faith,
believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to
you.
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On November 6, 2000, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MR. KHALIL AL NASSER made a (Fixed deposit)
for 36 calendar months, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five
hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my bank and I happen to be his account
officer before I was moved to my present position recently. Upon maturity in
2003, as his account officer, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity
date so I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but the
letter was returned undelivered.
After sometime, I tried sending back the letter, but it was again returned
and finally I discovered from his contract employers, Chevron Petroleum
Corporation that Mr. Khalil Al Nasser died as a result of torture in the
hand of Saddam Hussein (former Iraqi President) during one of his trips to
his country Iraq, as he was accused of leaking information to the Americans.
On further investigation, I discovered that Mr. Al Nasser's family wife and
two sons died during the Gulf War in Iraq and was the reason why he did not
declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and did not leave any WILL.
This sum of US$17,500,000.00 have been floating and placed under
dormant/unserviceable account by my bank management since no one have heard
from the owner since 2003. I wish to let you know that all the investigation
I have made so far, my bank management is not aware of it, I am the only one
that have the information.
With the recent change of government here and with their efforts to support
the United Nations in partnership with the United States in checkmating
global terrorism aid and by the end of next year, the government will pass a
new financial control law which will give the government authority to
interrogate account owners of above US$1,000,000.00 to explain the source of
the funds, making sure it is not for terrorism support.
If this money is not moved out of the country immediately, by end of next
year the government will definitely confiscate the money, because my bank
cannot provide the account owner to explain the source of the money.
I cannot directly transfer out this money without the help of a foreigner
and that is why I am contacting you for assistance. As the Account Officer
to late Al Nasser, coupled with my present position and status in the bank
as Head of Retail Banking Group, I have the power to influence the release
of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the
account, with the correct information concerning the account, which I shall
give you.
All documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out and
there is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law,
beside it's porosity as anything goes.
If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share
the funds in percentage, to avoid greed so that both parties will be
satisfied. If you are interested, contact me as soon as you receive this
message so we can go over the details.
Thanking you in advance and may God bless you. Please, treat with utmost
confidentiality. AlI copies of the bank deposit paper works issued to late
Mr. Al Nasser when the deposit was made for your perusal will be carefully
worked out.
I wait your urgent response.
Regards,
Yours respectfully,
Mr. Richard P. Bernard,
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