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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: "Dr Olu Mbakwe" <drolumbakwe@eco-bank-plcworld.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:21:23 +0000
Subject: How Are You?
Ecobank Plc
87/88,Allen Avenue,
Victoria Island Lagos
Dear Sir,
I hope this will not meet you as a surprise, as I know
that I have not heard any previous corressponding with
you, but have taken interest in you, as a result of my
choice of investment. I am Dr. Olu Mbakwe, Deputy
General Manager in charge of Lagos and Western
Operations, Eco Bank Plc,Lagos, Nigeria.
This is an urgent and very confidential business
proposition. I am seeking your assistance here to
enable me transfer and invest the sum of
($24M) UNITED STATE DOLLARS in LANDED PROPERTIES
there in your country. The source of these funds is as
follows:
On June 6, 2002,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Mr.Steve Warren, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at $24,000,000.00,
(Twenty-Four Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder and finally wediscovered from his
contact employers, the Nigerian Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy, that Mr.Steve Warren died from an
automobile accident. On furtherinvestigation, I found
out that he died without makinga WILL, and all attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr.Steve Warren did not declare any next of kin
or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit documents in my Bank. This sum of
US$24,000,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for
safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5
(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that, since Mr.Steve
Warren is a Foreigner, I will like you as a Foreigner
to stand in as the owner of the money which was fixed
deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as a
public servant, cannot operate a foreign account,
and moreso, my choice of investment, which is one of
the reasons why I would want you to assist me, as I
will need you assistance to invest these funds in the
Real Estate business as well as Stocks, there in your
country,to which any PROFIT RETURN will be shared
under an agreed percentage between the both of us,
outside the normal percentage to be agreed on for your
assistance.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you
can be able to claim them. All the neccessary document
will be prepared , which will put you in place as the
beneficiary of the funds. The money will be moved out
for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for
you because I will be the one who will take all the risk
here and I will take care of all the expenses of the
documentations involved.
The paperwork for this transaction will be done in
accordance to the law of the land and this guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via
my Confidential email address at:
drolumbakwe@walla.com, and upon your response,
I shall provide you with moredetails and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in Real Estate within your country.
This is the major reason why I have contacted you.
Due to the nature and confidentiality in this
Transaction, it should be accorded all the neccesary
confidentiality required,as my job will be at stake in
the event of any eventuality.
I hope that this will meet you in a good state of
mind. I will pause for now, as I await your urgent response.
Regards.
Dr. Olu Mbakwe
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