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120, Nelson Mandela Mansion,
Paul Kruger Street,
Boksburg South,
Republic of South Africa
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(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 26,000.000.00 USD}
{ TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)
Hello,
overseas (26,000,000.00 USD) twenty six million United States Dollars from a
honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank
even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money,
business trusting in you and believing that you will never let me down
course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened
again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
miner.
person knows about this account or any thing concerning it. My investigation
Sweeney until his death was the manager Sweeney Coy.(pty). SA.
upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall
to your account.
want to first transfer $6,000,000.00 [Six million United States Dollars]
don't know any foreigner.
approved to a local person here without a valid foreign international
passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US
too, [and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c].
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up
this business.
please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take . Send
account to be used for the deposit.
this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with
country for sharing.
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
I look forward to your reply soonest through my email address.
Sincerely,
Mr.Chris james
N/B: DO NOT FORGET TO SEND ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER .
_________________________________________________________________
120, Nelson Mandela Mansion,
Paul Kruger Street,
Boksburg South,
Republic of South Africa
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(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 26,000.000.00 USD}
{ TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)
Hello,
Warmest greetings to you.I want to solicit your attention to transfer to
overseas (26,000,000.00 USD) twenty six million United States Dollars from a
Bank in Africa. I also want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank
account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money,
even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money,
as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important
business trusting in you and believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.
I am Mr.Chris james, the Auditor General of a bank in Africa, during the
course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened
in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account
again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that
the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Howard Sweeney, a foreigner and a
miner.
He made millions of dollars before he died misteriously .Since 1993 no other
person knows about this account or any thing concerning it. My investigation
proved to me that the account has no other beneficiary and that Mr. Howard
Sweeney until his death was the manager Sweeney Coy.(pty). SA.
We will start the first transfer with six million dollars [$6,000,000.00]
upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount
to your account.
The amount involved is (USD 26M) twenty six million United States Dollars, I
want to first transfer $6,000,000.00 [Six million United States Dollars]
from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I
don't know any foreigner.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local person here without a valid foreign international
passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international
passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US
dollars and the former owner of the a/c, Mr. Howard Sweeney was a foreigner
too, [and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c].
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, which I will give to you, upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up
with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in
this business.
I need your strong assurance that you will never, never let me down.So,
please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take . Send
also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the
account to be used for the deposit.
With my influence and the position of the bank official, we can transfer
this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your
country for sharing.
I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your reply soonest through my email address.
Sincerely,
Mr.Chris james
N/B: DO NOT FORGET TO SEND ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER .
_________________________________________________________________
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