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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: "DR ABBA JOHN" <abbajohn31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abbajohn27@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:12:33 +0100
Subject: ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,
ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE AND INFORM YOU, THAT YOUWERE CHOSEN TO BE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE ENG. EDENANDREW WILSON.
I AM SORRY IF THIS LETTER COMES TO YOU AS ANEMBARRASMENT BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT YOURPARTICULARSOF CONTACT WAS GIVEN TO ME AFTER A DUESEARCH, FOR RELIABLE AND CAPABLE FOREIGNER THAT WILLHANDLE CONFIDENTIALLY A TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OFMONEY,FROM UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.
THE DEAL IN DETAILS: - A FOREIGNER, LATE ENG. EDENANDREW WILSON WAS AN OIL MERCHANT / CONTRACTOR WITHTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND RESIDES HEREINNIGERIA UNTIL HIS DEATH FIVE YEAR AGO IN A GHASTLYMOTOR ACCIDENT.
HE HAD A DEPOSIT OF (US$32, 624,000) THIRTY TWO MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS, WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIAPLC BEFORE HIS DEATH IN AUGUST 2001.
I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER AT THE UNION BANK, ANDNOBODYHAS SERVICED THE ACCOUNT OR SHOWN UP FOR HIS MONEYSINCE AFTER HIS DEATH TILL DATE.
ALTHOUGH, EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE BANK TO GETIN TOUCH WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN OR ANY OF HIS RELATIONS,BUT ALL TO KNOW AVAIL (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN).
IT IS ON THIS NOTE SOME TOP OFFICIALS OF UNION BANK,WHO ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE INCIDENT RESOLVED AND ASKEDME TO FIND AND NEGOTIATE WITH TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER WHO IS WILLING TO ASSIST, AND ACT AS NEXT OF KIN TOTHE LATE ENG. EDEN ANDREW WILSON, THIS SUM OF MONEY IS NOW KEPT IN THE DECEASED ACCOUNT" OF THE UNION BANK,PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MONEY (US$32, 624, 000) WHEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE USED FOR AJOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHMENT, AS MAY BE AGREED BY BOTHPARTIES INVOLVED.THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, FOR WE HAVE CONCLUDED EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO SAFEGUARD YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION.
THEREFORE, IF YOU WISH TO ASSIST US, HASTEN UP AND SEND THE FOLLOWING TO ENABLE US EFFECTIVELY PROCESS THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR SMOOTH TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, TO BE NOMINATED BY YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE ENG. EDEN ANDREW WILSON, YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO SEND TO ME.
THE NAME TO BE USED IN CHANGING THE EXISTING NEXT OF KIN AT THE BANK.
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR FAST AND SAFE COMMUNICATION.
WE KNOW WE HAVE NEVER MET OR ENTERED INTO ANY KIND OF TRANSACTION WITH YOU BEFORE AS TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF YOUR TRUST AND HONESTY. BUT BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION, I PERSONALLY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOUWILL NOT SIT ON THE MONEY IF IT FINALLY GETS TO YOURACCOUNT.
IT IS ON THIS NOTE I CONSIDER IT PROPER TO WRITE ANDASK FOR YOUR CONSENT, AND PERMISSION TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE, FOR SECURITY REASONS ACKNOWLEDGE ME THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER BY MAILING ME BACK THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.ABBA JOHN
TELEPHON:+234-805-808-9985
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