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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: mike lawrence <mike_luv_sherrie4real@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:12:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: REAL AND LEGAL
FROM THE DESKTOP
MR MIKE LAWRENCE
My name is MR MIKE LAWRENCE,I work with FIDELITY BANK OF NIGERIA PLC LAGOS NIGERIA, I need your assistance to stand as the beneficiary to the sum of $6.5millions us dollars lying unclaimed in our bank since year 2002. The money was deposited in our bank in the year 2000 by a foreign Contractors 'unfortunately lost his life in a plane 2001 in a plane crash on his way to san fransisco bay area including wife and only daughter.you shall read more news at http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/so . Ever since his death the money has been lying unclaimed.Now that nobody apply for the money has the benefitiary the bank is now planing to claim the money and this money did not belong to the bank.Because this money was deposited by a foreigner like you and i can only use your influence as a foreigner to get this money i want you to apply for this money in the bank Now i need you co-operation to claim this money because only someone from foreign coun!
try can
stand as the beneficiary.And the Banking law stipulates that any money lying unclaimed for five years will be transfered to federal government suspent account with cenral bank of Nigeria. Please i need your assistance to achieve this great chance because i do not wish this money transfered to Central bank of Nigeria because it will be shared among the top directors. This money will be shared between the two of us 40% for you 10% for any expenses and 50% for me. I have all information and necessary documents to proof you as the next of kin and beneficiary to the late depositor .Please i want you to be honest with me because this money is a golden oppurtunity to me and i do not want to loose it.For this business to be effected i will need the following informations:
FULL NAME.......................................
HOME ADDRESS.....................................
DATE OF BIRTH.................................
OCCUPATION.................................
CELL PHONE NUMBER........................................
LOCATION.................................................
PHONE NUMBER..............................................
P.O.BOX ADDRESS..........................................
EMAIL ADDRESS......................................
keep you inform. With all these informations i will sucessfully inputs your name in the necessary files. i want you to know that this transaction is 100%risk free because all
necessary documents to prove u as the beneficiary will be processed with your name.I want you to handle this business proposal with utmost confidentiality because my
Bank must not know that i gave you this information. i will be highly greatfull to you if my letter meet your conciderate approval.
MR MIKE LAWRENCE
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