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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: "Hill Hill" <transinter1@msn.com>
Reply-To: tombello24@walla.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:49:10 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY,
>From the desk of:
Mr.Tom Bello
Owena bank ltd
Lagos,Nigeria.
Email;tombello24@walla.com
Dear Sir/Ma
I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena bank ltd,Lagos Branch.I got your
contact from the world trade center (WTC) Regional office in
lagos,Nigeria.Although the details of my intention was not made known to
them.Actually,I listed your name amongst four other names & prayed over
them & decided tocontact you directly.I have a very urgent & confidential
bussiness proposition for you & for our overall mutual interest.
On june 6 1997,an American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a numbered time(fixed)
deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at USD$25,000,000.00(twentyfive
million dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity,i sent a routine
notification to his forwarded address but got no reply.After a month we sent
a reminder,& finally we discovered from his contract employers NNPC,that
Mr.Barry died in an automobile accident.
On further investigation,i found out that he did not leave a WILL & all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.I therefore made further
investigation & discovered that Mr.Barry did not declare any next of kin in
all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork.
This sum USD$25,000,000.00 is still floating in the bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will
come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian Laws, At the expiration of 7 years,the money will
revert to the ownership of the Nigerian government if nobody applies to
claim the funds. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as a next of kin of Mr Barry Kelly.This is simple,
(1)I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names & address
so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents & affidavits,which
will put you as next of kin.
(2)We shall employ the services of two attorneys for drafting & notarization
of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/admi
nistration in your favour for the transfer.
(3)A bank account in any part of the world,which you will provide to
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all as the attorney and my
position will do the paperwork for this transaction as the branch manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.If you are
interested,please reply immediately via this private email address. Upon
your response,I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand.
PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this would be
most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country. Awaiting your
urgent replyvia this email above,please save me the anxiety of endless
waiting.
God bless you.
Mr.Tom Bello
Owena bank ltd.
Lagos,Nigeria.
Please reply to this my private email account;tombello24@walla.com
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