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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: "collins unor" <collins_unor@msn.com>
Reply-To: collins4unor@walla.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:42:43 +0000
Subject: YOUR RESPONSES PLS
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Collins Unor senior manager accounts/audit department, in Union Bank
of
Nigeria Plc.
DR.George Brumley Jr, who was a consultant with Shell-development company in
Nigeria and a personal friend Died and left behind his deposit in this bank
(UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC) valued $20 Million Dollars.
My relationship with DR. George started in year 1999 when I was a supervisor
in
Union bank marina branch. We met in my social club annual end of the year
party
and I introduced him to my bank where he opened this account some few weeks
later making me the account officer to the account and he operated this
account
until his death.
On the 21st of July 2003, DR. George, his wife and their two children were
involved in a plan crash in Nairobi Kenya. All passengers of the plane
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of Dr..George's extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful. To prevent the bank to claim this money I now decided
to
contact any body from your country, I decided to contact you via your email
address with hope to get this money out of the bank.
This is the web site of the tragedy that struck on that faithful day.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html>>>>
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
Dr..George before they get confiscated since the bank has declared the
account
unserviceable. I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives for over
3years since I was recalled back to marina branch as a branch manager from a
transfer that took me to another branch of the bank. I therefore seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased , so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $20 Million Dollars can be paid to your
account abroad and then you can have 30% of the money for your kind gesture
and
keep the other 60% for me and 10% for expenses procure, I Will need to
travel
down to your country for the collection of the 60% balance as soon as this
fund
get to you.
The service of an Attorney will be required to assist us in obtaining some
of
the necessary documents to enable us back the claim.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through.
Your contact information are very necessary, I mean your home address, phone
number and your full name.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch as soon as
possible.
Best regards,
Mr.Collins Unor.
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