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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: "mr odogu" <mrodogu@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Reply-To: frankchidi333@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:05:45 -0500
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE
URGENT ASSITANCE
I am Mr. Frank Chidi. the Bank Manager of Daimond Bank Plc, Lagos Balogun Branch, Nigeria. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 2000, an American Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Mobil Oil Nigeria Ltd. Mr. Robert Anderson made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months. Valued at US$10,000,000 (Ten Million United States Dollars only) in my branch.
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 Mobil Oil Nigeria Ltd that Mr. Robert Anderson died
on air crash in ADC Airline going to Abuja our Federal Capital Territory.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making his “WILL”, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Robert Anderson did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$10,000,000.00 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 Nigeria Law, at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to act as the next of kin to Mr. Robert Anderson so that the fruits of this old man’s labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials here.
A friend who was formally residing in your country gave me your contact address. He told me that you are trustworthy though he did not know my intention. This assurance gave me courage to link you up for this particular transaction, and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to us.This transaction is very simple and 100% risk free, therefore I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address because I have arranged with an Attorney who will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits of Oath, which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall also employ the services of an Attorney for drafting and notarization of the “WILL” and to obtain the necessary documents in your favour for the transfer.A Bank Account in any part of the world, which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your Account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you and my plan is to invest my own share of the money into Real Estate and Stocks in your country. I decided to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction.
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours Truly.
Mr. Frank Chidi.
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