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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: Edwardtodd <info@edward.net>
Reply-To: edwardtodd_2008@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:17:35 +0800
Subject: My Information
A letter from Mr.Edward Todd
Manager-Nat west Bank.
I am Mr. Edward Todd the Manager of Nat west Bank Plc London. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On April
10, 2000, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the BRITISH
PETROLEUM CORPORATION Mr. Rahman Ibrahim made a numbered time (Fixed
deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at US$22,400,000.00 (Twenty
two Million, Four hundred thousand dollars only) in this bank. Upon
maturity after two year, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.
After four months, we sent a reminder and finally discovered from his
contract employers, the British petroleum corporation that Mr.Rahman
Ibrahim died as a result of torture in the hand of Sadam Hussein
during one of his trips to his country Iraq. On further investigation,
I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore, made further
investigation and discovered
that Mr.Rahman Ibrahim
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
As the Manager/chief Database Analyst of my bank,I discovered that
the sum of US$22,400,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since 2000
in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives has proved abortive.
According to the British law at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund and the five years has elapsed, my proposal
is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the
owner of the money as the next-of-kin to the deceased so that through
my position here as the Manager/Chief Database Analyst, the bank will
transfer the money to your designated account in your country.
All documents and proof to enable us get this fund will be carefully
worked out without a hitch. I have secured from the probate an order
of mandamus to locate any of
the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I
am assuring you that the business is a risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for me and for investment
purposes as I will leave London by the end of the year.
The sharing of the funds will be based according to agreement between
you and I. As soon as I receive an acknowledgment of receipt of this
message in acceptance to our mutual business proposal, I will furnish
you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both
parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by
you,then,let's work as a team.
Regards,
Mr. Edward Todd.
Email:edward10_todd@yahoo.com [1]
Phone:+44 704 577 4035
Links:
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[1] mailto:edward10_todd@yahoo.com
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