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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: "markfreda@terra.es" <markfreda@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:16:08 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT REPLY
Dear Sir/Madam,
Having obtained your contact from the internet that you have been doing
all what is necessary to deserve trust, coupled with my deep interest
to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit your mutual
assistance at all cost.
I am Mark Fred, Branch Manager, African International bank,
Nigeria. On January 6th 2003, one Mr. Claude Brian Getty, a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of project and cost
management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,valued at
£9,500,000.00(Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) for twelve calender
months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity, we 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 (Gardiner
& Theobald) that Mr.Claude Brian Getty died in the plane crash with his
family.
below is the site for your refernece.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash
The total sum, £9,500,000.00 is still 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.
In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will be revert to the ownership
of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the
funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to late Mr. Claude Brian Getty so that you and I can
benefit from the fruits of this old man's labour.
We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Claude Brian Getty and to obtain all
other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentations for
payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.
The money will be shared in the ratio:Sixty percent for me, thirty five
percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during
the course of this transaction.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position
as the Bank's Branch Manager to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If
this interests you, please reply me immediately via my email address and
please include your private telephone number for voice contact and fax
number so I can provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Mr. Mark Fred.
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