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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: "paul handason" <drpaul_handason@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:34:44 -0800
Subject: PLEASE DO REPLY NOW.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
13 OKOTA LANE VICTORIA ISLAND
ECO BANK NIG PLC.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL: (paul_handason11@yahoo.com.au)
Attn: Pls,
Taking into considerations that we have not met before,l know this mail
although it's for good motive,may come to you as a surprise. l decided to
contact you for this reason believing that you would be capable to work-out
this deal for the interest of us based on what we have in the file here.
I am Dr, Paul Handasone,the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Eco Bank in west Africa with due respect and regard. I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction . During our
investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 21 april 2001
in a Autho crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this development.Although personally, I
keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole
plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.
The said amount was us$ 9M (nine million united states dollars).
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact a foreigner who will act
as the next of kin to the deceased instead of the money going into the
federal government coffers. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.Particularly,the Eco Bank Plc where the deceased had an account
valued at about 9 million united states dollars has issued a notice for the
next of kin to surface or have the account confisicated within the next ten
official working days.
since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
hence we claim this fund for our own benefits so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 9 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. I will procure all necessary
Legal documents
furnish me with the below information to enable the bank transfer the fund
to your bank account.
(1) Your phone and fax number for easy coverstaion
(2) Your occupation and your age.
Once I hear from you I will tell you the next line of action. Please reply
if you are interested through only in my alternative email address:(
paul_handason11@yahoo.com.au)
Best Regards,
Dr.Paul Handason.
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