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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: "Mensah Dr.Phillip" <drphillipmensah2@student.com>
Reply-To: drphillipmensah@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:26:56 -0700
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT!!!!!!!
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC
Intercontinental Plaza
Danmole Street
Off Adeola Odeku/Idejo Street
PMB 80150
Victoria Island
Lagos,Nigeria
Dearest,
I am Dr.Phllip Mensah, the Accountant Auditor General, INTERCONTINENTAL BANK
PLC.to Mr. Steve Anderson. who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development
Company in Nigeria (SPDC} as the Engineering Director, after series of
enquiries i was meant to understand that the depositor died On the 21st of
April 2006 in a motor accident, with his family who were supposed to be the
next of kin to his deposit.
Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident. Since
then I have made
several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives,
this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his relatives over
the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence, I
contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money left behind by my client in a Bank. Fortunately,
the Bank where the
deceased deposited the Seventeen Million United States
Dollars{$17,000,000.00) knows me very well and has ask me to present some
one to claim the fund left by my late client as they all know I am his
personal Accountant.
Consequently, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to
claim the Seventeen Million United States Dollars {$17,000,000.00) in their
custody within the next ten official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund
as the Next of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your
account by the Bank.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are a foreigner;
So that the proceeds of this account valued at can be paid to your nominated
account in our
favour.At 50% to me and 50% to you. Them engagement and board of directors
of (INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC) has issued a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account frozen and I know that they will surely not rest
until they finally froze his fund. Instead of this fund to be frozen or
converted to our Federal Government Treasury for importation of Arms for
war, i deemed it more useful and better to work it out into your account in
our favor.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back-up your
claim as the next of
kin. This we must achieve with your sincere co-operation to ensure that this
fund is not wasted
or ends up in the hands of people that like war, I hope you understand me
very well, All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
deal through.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as indicated.
You must apply to the
bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased. Indicating your bank number
an indicating where
the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of reply. I will send to you the
text of application as
soon as you receive this letter you should reach me through my above e-mail
immediately and
indicate this informations below:
1. NAME IN FULL-------------
2. ADDRESS-------------------------
3. SEX----------------------
4. NATIONALITY/RELIGION------------
5. MARITUAL STATUS----------
6. AGE-----------------------------
8. OCCUPATION----------------------
9. PHONE/FAX---------------
10. PRESENT COUNTRY------------------
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the
law.
You can reply me on my private e-mail
address:dr.philmensah@hotmail.com<address%3Adr.philmensah@hotmail.com>
Awaiting your urgent response.
Dr.Phillip Mensah
Email:dr.philmensah@hotmail.com <Email%3Adr.philmensah@hotmail.com>
Try and get back to me through this
Email:dr.philmensah@hotmail.com<Email%3Adr.philmensah@hotmail.com>
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