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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: "James Ahmed" <mrjamesahmed2ng@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesahmed@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:59:13 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?
CAN I TRUST YOU?
FROM THE DESK OF JAMES AHMED.
WEMA BANK PLC,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL: <jamesahmed@terra.com.mx>
DEAR FRIEND,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL,
I AM JAMES AHMED, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEMA BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.
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 FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN
TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER 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 HE MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR
YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10%
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES 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 60 % WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY
COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO MEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING:
1.YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER.
2.YOUR FULL NAME AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
3. YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES.
4. A COPY OF INTERNATIONAL YOUR PASSPORT/ DRIVER LICENCE.
TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR
NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF
IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
MR. JAMES AHMED.
WEMA BANK PLC.
NB.
PLEASE, REPLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL BELLOW:
<jamesahmed@terra.com.mx>
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