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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: panevski24@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:53:13 -0300 (CLST)
Subject: [SPAM]GUTEN TAG
Dear Friend
Thank you for giving me your time. Please be patient and read my email to
you. I work as an internal auditor for a Suisse Bank. Prior to this
position, I was attached to Private Banking services. I am contacting you
concerning an investment placed under our banks management; you are
contacted independently out of investigation in the bank. I would like to
intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to
you. In the year 1994, a certain single account holder (now
deceased) came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our
Private Banking
Services Department. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of
21 million United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest
on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case; I then proceeded to
provide numerous suggestions and advise in line with my duties as the
de-facto Chief Operations officer of the Private Banking Services
Department, especially given the volume of funds he wished to
put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions prior to any investments
being placed.
I encouraged him to consider various growth funds with prime ratings.
The favored route in my advice to customers is to start by
assessing data on 600 traditional stocks and bond managers and alternative
investments. Based on my advice, we spun the
money around various opportunities and made very attractive profits
margins during our first months of operation.
He desired low risk and guaranteed returns on investments, and as such we
could not utilise the full potential of the funds. At some point, he
requested disinvestments and directed that the funds be deposited in a
Fixed (Numbered) Deposit account in my branch for 12 calender months. His
instructions were precisely followed to the latter and all the funds
recalled from the active market and deposited. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, that he died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
Further investigation of the said account revealed that the death occured
in 1999, the exact year the account was last operated,
also he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This money is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. Banking regulation and legislation in Switzerland
demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period
of twelve years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the
monetary regulatory bodies. It is only an outsider to the banking world
who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The
world of private banking especially is fraught with huge
rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin. This is especially possible as you share same
details as the said investor. This exactly is why I crave your
participation and co-operation. I have seized all relevant documents
(legal and Banking) that will facilitate our putting you forward as the
claimant and beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to
any account nominated by you. Of course you shall be handsomely rewarded
for your part in this transaction as I am prepared to share the deposit
with you in halves 50% of the total funds for your efforts, less expenses.
I shall however leave out the finer details of this transaction till I
receive an affirmation of your desire to participate.
To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction come to
a successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the details. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
partnership and endeavor by furnishing me with your Full Names, Date of
Birth, Telephone Number, Fax Number, company / position held, Email
address, Contact address and Postal address. These requirements will
enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for
necessary approvals in your favor for the deposit to be
released to you before the funds can be released for transfer.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by an attorney and with me as an insider guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately to this mail:panevski24@hotmail.com
The dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such
opportunities only come once in a lifetime. Do not betray my confidence
and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for
both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply via my
email:panevski24@hotmail.com
Thanks and regards.
Ljubco Panevski.
Director, Investment Banking.
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