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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: "Lucky Depreye Alamieyeseigha" <lucky_depreye2005@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: depreye_lucky2005@myway.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:13:32 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent
Dear friend,
My Name is Lucky Depreye Alamieyeseigha, I am the son of governor Alamieyeseigha the Governor of Bayelsa state, one of the Oil producing states in Nigeria,who is presently facing charges for money laundering in London.its a fact that some highly placed people in the feredal government of nigeria who doesns't wish my father well are doing all they can to tarnish his political intergrity.you should also have heard of the raid on the vice presiedent's house in america by the F.B.I,you see these are all connected issues since the vie presiedent wants to run for presidency while my father his vice in the 2007 elections in nigeria.so you can see that all that is happenning to my father were instigated for political reasons by his political competitors
Well friend I am telling you all these because I need your help, since my father assume office in 1999 as the elected governor of Bayelsa state, He has been depositing money into my personal bank account in london,this money has risen to the tune of £5.8million.
I talked with my lawyer lately and he adviced me to effect a transfer of the money from my personal account to another individuals account for safety of the funds.hence I am pleading with u to be of assistance to me if you can, i can assure you there won't be any problem.my lawyer will make all legal documents pertaining this deal.
I am willing to give you 30% of the sum amounting to £1.7million if only you can agree to transfer the money to your personal account while 10% will be inccured on any expenses that may occur during the transaction and 60% will come to me.
please treat as a matter of urgency and secrecy, hope to hear from you in the shortest posible time.
Thanks Expecting your calls regards this mail.
Warmest Regards
Lucky Depreye Alamieyeseigha
234-80344-86856
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