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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: "Ben oye" <benoye1@msn.com>
Reply-To: ben_oye003@sify.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:33:42 +0000
Subject: I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR MAIL
MR BEN OYE
Email: ben_oye002@ny.com
or ben_oye003@sify.com
I AM MR. BEN OYE, THE MANAGER, BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ONE OF THE NOTABLE BANKS IN NIGERIA. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER
TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM ($7.5M) SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATED DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS, DR. ERIC HOPE, WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVERMBER 2002 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE
FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES OR INDICATE IN OUR BANKING
GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER
APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS
IN MY
DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR
DISCOVERED THE MAINTAINED AMOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHER WISE THE FUND WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE BANK'S SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND. WE HAVE AGREED
THAT OUR RATIO OF
SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS: 20% PERCENT FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 75%
PERCENT FOR US AS THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 5% PERCENT FOR ALL THE
LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 75% PERCENT
THAT WE
INTEND IMPORTING COMPUTER ACCESSORIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING
THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURNED E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE
NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
CO-ORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY
APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF
IT'S NATURE. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION SHALL BE TRANSACTION UNDER A
LEGITIMATE GROUND THAT IT WILL NOT BE OF ANY HITCH TO BOTH PARTIES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR MAIL.
BEST REGARDS,
MR BEN OYE
Email: ben_oye002@ny.com
or ben_oye003@sify.com
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