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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: "jose agu" <barragujose2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjose8@excite.com
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:31:36 +0100
Subject: WEMA BANK PLC
THE DESK OF MR. JOSE AGU
WEMA BANK PLC
Dear Sir/ Madam
I AM MR JOSE AGU THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF WEMA BANK PLC .
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN
MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $27,000,000.00 TWENTY SEVEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT
THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS ENGR STEVE MOORE WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF- KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES
FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR
FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE
THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED THE MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND
WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.I HAVE AGREED THAT
OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN
PARTNER,60 % FOR ME AND 10 %
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY YOU AND ME
DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
BUSINESS.UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I WILL COME TO
YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND MY SHARE. IT IS
FROM THE 60 % I INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS
A WAY OF RECYCLING
THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION,I REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL
AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND
ADDRESS AND YOUR
DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE ME FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR
NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ; THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS
NATURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR
PROMPT RESPONSE.
GET BACK TO ME ON ANY OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESSES [ joseagu2008@yahoo.co.uk]
Your information such as below
1.YOU FULL NAME
2.Resident Address
3.Telephone/Fax Numbers
4. YOUR
OCCUPATION
5. YOUR COUNTRY/STATE
6 BANK DETAILS
7 YOU AGE
8 SEX
PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS HIGLY REQUIRED AS THIS TRANSACTION NEEDS AN
UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
REGARDS,
MR JOSE AGU
WEMA BANK PLC
_________________________________________________________________
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