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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: "Ross Grant" <rossgranty2k@msn.com>
Reply-To: success1@o2.pl
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:20:26 +0000
Subject: RESPOND AFTER READING
From: Mr. Ross Grant
ONE KNIGHTSBRIDGE,
LONDON SW1X 7LY, U.K
Dear Friend,
I made up my mind with trust to contact you for an urgent and very
confidential business, knowing fully well that this letter may come to you
as a surprise. I'm Mr. Ross Grant Controller International Unit (Operations)
The Royal Bank Of Scotland , London an Affiliate Bank to Union Bank Of
Nigeria Plc, Nigeria-West Africa. I'm a native of Canada, but based here in
London.
In the course of our Last Annual Account's check, we discovered through the
Branch Manager in one of our Affiliate Bank Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc
branches in Nigeria, precisely at Apapa branch that an Engineer/contractor
with the Nigerian Ports Authority,(N.P.A) Mr. Mike Hall made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$7,800,000.00(Seven
Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars).Upon maturity ,a routine
notification was sent to him through his contact address, but no reply. It
was later discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian Ports
Authority,(N.P.A) that Mr. Mike Hall died on December 2004 as a result of
the 26th December 2004 tsunami disaster in Phuket a suburb in Thailand.
On further investigation, It was discovered that he died without making a
WILL, did not declare any Next of Kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit documents in that branch. This sum of
US$7,800,000.00 is still sitting in that branch and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has ever
come forward to claim it and according to the Nigerian Law, at the
expiration of 3 (three) years, the money will be reverted to the ownership
of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim this fund.
My proposal is that we will like you to stand in as the Next of Kin to Late
Mr. Mike Hall so that the fruits of this Man's labour will not get into the
hands of some corrupt government officials. This is very simple as long I am
here to direct and provide you with every information required for this
transaction.
We would need you as the Next of Kin and sole benefactor to the Funds of
Late Mr. Mike Hall to forward a claim form to that Branch which the Branch
Head, Mr Kolade Ojo-Osagie will secure for you to claim this money into your
bank account. This Fund will be paid to you, for us to share in the ratio of
60% for I and the Branch Head (Mr. Kolade Ojo-Osagie) and 30% for you and
10% for expenses both parties will incure in this transaction. There is no
risk involved in this transaction as my position and that of Mr. Kolade
Ojo-Osagie guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
Feel free to reach me if you are interested to claim this funds as Next Of
Kin to Late Mr. Mike Hall, it is upon your response that I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant information that will help us you
go about this transaction. All we want from you is honesty and
trustworthiness. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for all of us.
Regards.
Mr. Ross Grant
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