Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
John Shumejda, Plane Crash Victim (2006)
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From: Dr.Carl Hammer dr.carl@ozu.es
Reply-To: drcarlhammer1@yahoo.com
Date: Mar 13, 2006 4:40 PM
Subject: From Dr.Carl Hammer
From The Desk Of Dr.Carl Hammer.
Adress: 8 Mitchley Raod Tottenham London N179GH.
Occupations: Executive External Auditor.
Good day,I know this will come to you as a surprise but the need to involve a realiable and honest person. I will first introduce myself as Dr. Carl Hammer, a staff in the Private Clients Section of a well-known bank, here in London, England.
One of our accounts, with holding balance of 25,500,000.00 (Twenty Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) has been dormant and last operated three years ago. From my investigations and confirmation, the owner of the said account, a foreigner by name John Shumejda died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham.
Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence of either the account or the funds; and also Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single on entry into the UK.
I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We therefore propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after necessary processes have been followed.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. I am desperately waiting for your urgent response.
N:B,I want you to know that this business is highly confidential as it is only between me and you,so,you should never tell anybody about this transaction until we transfer the funds to your nominated Account.I am waiting for your urgent response so that i will inform you more on what we are going to do and inherit these funds within ten Banking days.
On your interest, let me hear from you asap.
Warm Regards,
Dr. Carl Hammer.
