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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: "Enyi Nwankwo" <nwankwo007@msn.com>
Reply-To: enyi_nwankwo2324@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:47:44 +0000
Subject: Please get back to me
I am Enyi Nwankwo,(Head of Commercial Banking) with Assurance Bank . I have
a very confidential business proposition for you.On october 6, 2000, an
American consultant/contractor with a Multi-National oil firm in my country.
Our client made (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
seventeen Million Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity,I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the
National petroleum Corporation that he died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a will,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paper
work in my Bank. This sum of seventeen Million Dollars is still sitting in
my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the Central bank's Law,under our foreign and defense affairs,at
the expiration of 2 (Two) years,such funds will revert to the ownership of
the Government for financing military operations,such as purchasing of arms
and ammunitions for the military.In order to avert this negative
development,i will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand
as the next of kin to my client .since both of you bear the same last
name,so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be used for
financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world
in general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60
percent for me and 40 percent for you .There is no risk at all as all the
paper works for this transaction will be done legally and with my position
as the officer in charge of this account, I assure you of the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details
that will help you understand the transaction.You should observe utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable to both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country.
I assure you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Awaiting your reply.
Thanks and regards.
Enyi Nwankwo
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