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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: "godwin oboh" <gdw_oboh@deshmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:07:08 -0700
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY
FROM: DR. GODWIN OBOH
DIRECTOR; Union Bank of Nigeria PLC.
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
WEB: http://www.unionbankng.com/history.htm
RE: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR MUTUAL PROFITS
It is my humble pleasure to write you this confidential
letter irrespective of the fact that you do not know me.
Hence, I solicit your strictest confidence in this
transaction, this is by virtue of it's nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret as I am writing you in
confidence for good relationship. I am in search of a
reliable and trustworthy person that can handle transaction
of this Good and great nature. I am DR.GODWIN OBOH, the
DIRECTOR; UNION BANK OF NIGERIA, . I have decided to
contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us.
During my Auditing of the Bank's Accounts for last month, I
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a
deceased person who was among the people that died in a
Ghastlly Motor accident with his Family since two years.
Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody hence
there is no next of kin mentioned in his file with this
Bank and there is no way we can reach any of his other
relatives. The said amount involved is the sum of
US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million U.S. Dollars). Upon
my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information
secret to myself until now I am contacting you. In view of
the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner, it is
highly important for the involvement of a foreigner who
will pose as a next-of-kin. I will present you as his Next
of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the
Money (US$15Million) will be transfered into your own bank
account in your country.
Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded
every arrangement to ensure that you receive the fund as
the next of kin. Also I have put in place necessary
machinery for a hitch free transfer of this fund to your
Bank Account nominate in any part of the world. All I need
from you mostly is your trustworthiness, Honesty and good
cooperation. Based on that, send me immediately your name,
telephone numbers, office or Residential address, company
name and Fax number (if any), and your Bank account
particulars where the fund will be transferred into for
you.
Because you shall be officially regarded as the New
Beneficiary/ Next of Kin of the deceased. As soon as the
Money is transfered and confirmed into your account, you
will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,
while 70% will be for me. Later on, I must invest my 70% in
your country based on your advise and you will be the
Administrator of all the investments that I shall have in
your country pending when I will resign. I have a plan to
resign my job upon your receipt of the fund in your
account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100%
risk free. Please keep this transaction as top secret even
if you are not interested. However, If it interests you to
transact this viable/profitable business with me, quickly
reach me through the above contact email address (FOR
SECURITY REASONS). Send your name, telephone number and fax
number via email today. We shall meet soonest in future
after the US$15Million is transfered to your bank account
in your country.
Be informed that the Business is 100% risk- free (There is
NO RISK involved). I shall carefully procure all vital
documents that shall enable you to receive the money in
your account as legitimate funds. The reason why I
contacted you for this important business is that the MONEY
(US$15,000,000.00) can ONLY be transfered officially to any
account outside Africa. This is by virtue of the fact that
the initial owner of the account (now dead) is NOT from
Africa. Hence, I cannot acquire this money by myself alone
unless I involve the Honest partnership of a foreigner.
Therefore, I contact you for a good and Trustworthy
relationship.
Note that if you are Afraid of Sending me your account
information, I suggest that you Open a New Account with
Zero Balance (NO MONEY INSIDE) and we shall effectively use
it for this transaction provided that it can be able to
Accomodate the Funds.
I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this
ransaction because it is important due to the fact that I
am still in active services to the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA.
Looking forward for your good cooperation and prompt
response today.
Yours faithfully,
DR GODWIN OBOH.
Director; UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
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