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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: "chuks obiora" <chuksobiora14@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuksobiora_23@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:49:21 +0000
Subject: FROM DR.CHUKS OBIORA
DR.CHUKS OBIORA,
ORIENT BANK PLC,
STALLION HOUSE
MARINA, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Greetings Friend,
I am DR.CHUKS OBIORA, a director with the auditing dept of the orient bank
of Nigeria Plc., Lagos, Nigeria. With due respect and regards, I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing of the bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased customer of the bank, a
foreigner, Late Engineer Ronald Lake, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the
Federal Government of Nigeria. until his death four years ago along with
his wife in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight number 261.You can read
more about the crash on visiting this
site,http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list, banked with us
here at Orient Bank Plc., Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of
March, 2004 worth US$28.2 Million (Twenty Eight Million, Two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which the bank now expects a next-of-kin to
claim as beneficiary.
Valuable efforts are being made by the Orient Bank Plc to get in touch with
any of the deceased family or relatives but there has been no success. The
fund has been dormant in his account without any claim of the fund either
from his family or relatives before our discovery to this development. It is
because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any late
Engr. Ronald Lake's next-of-kin (he had no children that is known to
us),that the management under the influence of our Chairman and some members
of the board of directors,elder KALU UKE KALU, that an arrangement be made
for the funds to be declared UNCLAIMABLE and subsequently be donated to a
discreditted Trust Fund for aqusition of Arms and Ammunition to further
enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general.In order to
avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now
seek your permission to have you stand as a next-of-kin to the late
Engr.Ronald Lake so that the fund US$28.2 Million would be released and paid
into your account as the beneficiary/next-of-kin. All documents and proves
to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured
from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free
involvement.
As it may interest you to know that I got your contact address through the
directory of confederation of churches and i believe that you will be viable
and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhile, all arrangements for you to put up a claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer
of this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives/needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate
your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to
this great business opportunity.
In fact, we could have done this deal on our own but because of our position
in this country as a civil/public servant, we are not allowed to operate
foreign accounts. Please, note that I chose you because you are a foreigner.
This is the actual reason why it requires a second party who will forward
claims to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased foreigner and also
present a foreign account where he will need the money to be transferred
into. On your acceptanceto assist, We have agreed that, the funds will be
shared thus,after it has been transferred into your account.
1.25% of the money will go to you for standing as the beneficiary of the
fund.
2.10% will be set aside for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in
the course of the transfer such as telephone bills etc
3.65% to us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is accepted by you. Do not take undue advantage of the
trust we are bestowing on you. kindly get back to me immediately, furnishing
me with your most confidential telephone,fax number and bank/account
particulars so that we can use these information to apply for the
processes,approval,release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your
favour for us all.All other necessary information will be sent to you when I
hear from you. Get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish
regarding this business.
Best regards,
DR.CHUKS OBIORA
Director (ORIENT BANK PLC)
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