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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: victorsigcau@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:07:21 +0800 (CST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.
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- Mr. victor sigcau James.Auditing & Accounting Department of City National Bank Plc,,Accra-Ghana, Dear Sir/Madam,I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise.I am Mr. victor sigcau James ,a Regional Director of City National Bank Plc Accra-Ghana (Economic community of West African Bank) with regional Office here in Accra-Ghana.We had a foreign client,who used to work with Shell International Republic of Ghana,he deposited a huge amount of $4.5m(Four million five hundred thousand United States Dollars),with our Bank. Eventually this client,died on the 21st of April 2003,our client,his wife and their children were involved in a car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Accra,Ghana.A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Bank. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past four years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault.I seek your consent to present as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his designated foreign bank account in his country.This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details but do not forget to keep this transaction a top secret. You will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification,while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone/fax bills, and 60% will be for me and my partner.On your soonest reply,I will tell you all you need to know about the money and method of operation we can use to effect remittance into your account for our mutual benefit.Also include your full name,address and phone number.I recommend that you send your response together with your most private telephone number to enable me call you for more explanation if the need arises.Therefore, to facilitate the immediate reprofiling of this fund, Please contact me via this email:I look forward to hearing from you immediately you recieves this messagBestRegards,Mr.victor sigcau James.
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