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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: anthony smith <anthony1_smith@walla.com>
Reply-To: anthony7_smith@excite.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:37:19 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN
Standard Trust Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Lagos, Nigeria.
Attention: Sir,
Compliment of the day and how is life generally with you? Of course it is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project request for a joint business transaction, which I hope, will not come to you as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon. I am Dr.Anthony Smith, the manager in the headquarters of Standard Trust bank of Nig.Plc.Lagos. I have an urgent and confidential business proposal for you.
On April 15,1999,a German, property magnate Mr. Andreas Schranner made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$15,000,000.00(Fifteen Million US Dollars) in my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got no reply after months we sent a reminder and finally we discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranner died in a plane crash accident.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation, it was clear that he died without making a will. All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum
US$15,000,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant account. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking law, after seven years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government If the account owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward to claim it.
My proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere in the world, your address, your telephone and fax numbers for me to arrange payment of the money in your favor as the relation of late Andreas Schranner who died in a plane crash and the money will then be paid to you legally for us to share in the ration of 60% for me 40% for you. I know that a transaction of this magnitude would make anyone apprehensive and worried. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
A bold step taken shall not be regretted, I assure you. Please do not be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal and there is no risk involved. I am using my position as the bank manager and connection in the bank here to arrange the payment in your favor as the relation of Late Mr. Andreas Schranner. We shall employ the services of an attorney to obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in your favor for the payment. If you are interested, please reply immediately through my private email address for discussion as soon as you receive this mail and be rest assured that this transaction could be most profitable for both of us.
Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because if you do, it will take me out of seat.
Please reply in strict confidence to my contact email:anthony7_smith@excite.com,
As soon as I receive your response, i will send you some documents which you will show to our bank when demanded.
Sincerely with warm regards,
Dr Anthony Smith
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