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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: "ugo kingsley" <ugo_kingsley@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:39:29 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR QUICK REPLY
FROM:MR. UGO KINGSLEY.
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS..
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$8.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING
UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT
A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE
APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT
ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM
DUETO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN
RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY.
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU. I AM MR.
UGO KINGSLEY, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT
YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE ANDREPUTABLE
PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION AS WE
ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
THE PROPOSITION. AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER
BUTCH R.MIGUEL, AN OIL MERCHANT / CONTRACTOR WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE
YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTAIR,
FLIGHT 990 WHICH OCCURED ON 2ND NOVEMBER 2001,BANKED
WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA MARINA BRANCH
LAGOS,AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US8.5M
(EIGHTMILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)INA FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT, WHICH THE BANK
UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BECLAIMED BY ANY
AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY
OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST
FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE
MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN
NIGERIA.
SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE
MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVED TO NO AVAIL.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT
BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR. BUTCH R.
MIGUEL'S NEXT-OF-KIN(HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND
CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OFOUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALU(rtd) THAT AN
ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLARED"UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO
THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITON
TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OFWAR IN AFRICA AND THE
WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND
NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND
I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. BUTCH R.MIGUEL, SO THAT THE
FUND US$8.5M WOULD BE RELEASEDAND PAID INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF KIN.
ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS
FUND WILL BECAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS
PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100%
RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST
WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.
NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL STRICTLY BE BASED ON
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS I HAVE STATED
BELOW, AS WE HAVE HEARD CONFIRMED CASES OF BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES RUNNING AWAY WITH FUNDS KEPT IN THEIR
CUSTODY WHEN IT IS FINALLY REMITTED INTO THIER BANK
ACCOUNTS. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:-
(a) OUR CONVICTION OF YOUR TRANSPARENCY, HONESTY AND
DILIGENCE.
(b) THAT YOU WILL TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH UTMOST
SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
(c) YOU MUST BE READY TO PRODUCE US WITH ENOUGH
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF TO PUT OUR MINDS AT REST.
(d) THAT UPON RECIEPT OF THE FUND,YOU WILL PROMPTLY
RELEASE OUR SHARE ON DEMAND AFTER YOU HAVE DEDUCTED
YOUR 30% AND MY 60% AND LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPENSES 10%. YOUR URGENCY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED
AS WE ARE ALREADY BEHIND SCHEDULE FOR THIS FINANCIAL
QUARTER.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO
ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY EMAIL ADDRESS.PLEASE TO
FACILITATE THIS TRANSACTION,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
FORWARD WITH DELAY
YOUR RELIABLE BANK ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WOULD WANT THIS
FUND TOBE TRANSFERED INTO.AND ALSO YOUR TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CANDID ASSISTANCE ON
THIS MATTER.
SEND ME REPLY THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS ;
ugokingsley275@yahoo.co.uk
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
UGO KINGSLEY[FCA].
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
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