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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: "jamesphilip jamesphilip" <jamesphilipltd@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesphilipltd@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:39:47 +0000
Subject: How are you today?
FROM: Mr.James Philip
From:West-Africa,
Lagos,Nigeria.
How are you today,
Having gotten your contact details through the Internet, coupled with my
deep interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit
your mutual assistance.
I am Mr. James Philip a Banker in one of the leading Commercial Banks here
in Nigeria.One MR M.HANSON and his wife. died in a ghastly motor accident
while on a business trip on the 24th of August 2002.The said couple had no
children and any known relative and was about 63years old before their
death. He never identified with anybody as his relative and investigation
made could not trace any known relative of the late couple.Before his death,
he made a numbered time Fixed Deposit,valued of $5,500,000.00 usd (5.5
million dollars) made from contracts he executed with Oil Companies here in
Nigeria and the proceeds deposited with our Commercial Bank.Upon maturity,
we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
Few weeks ago, the Bank tried requesting that the next of KIN to the
deceased should come up to claim his fund deposited with our Bank.After much
effort made to locate any of their relation failed, Further investigation
showed that he and his wife died in a motor accident and we went to to NPC
and was given a the death as a proof of their death.
I decided to contact you to have you stand in as the next of KIN to claim
the fund so that the bank will not declare the account dormant, freeze or
confiscate the amount as they stated in the letter sent to my
Department.Nobody will ever come forward to claim it, in accordance with the
Central Bank's banking policy and in condjunction with the Federal
Government law that at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund.Based on the above discovery, I decided to contact you to
stand in as the next of kin.Consequently, I shall present you as the next of
kin to Mr.M.HANSON so thatyou and I can benefit from the fruits of this old
man's labour to enhance Humanitarian organisation World wide.The money will
be shared in the ratio of 55% for me,40% for you and 5% for any arising
contingencies during the process of this transaction.
There is no risk involved as I will use my position as the Manager to
guarantee the successful execution of this transaction and it will take only
7- working days.If you are willing to proceed, I would want you to forward
to me your full name,address and telephone number in order for me to send
you a formal application letter for you to file in an official application
to the bank
and also discuss with you.
Awaiting your urgent response.
Thanks,
Best regards
Mr.James Philip.
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