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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: "JOHN KOROMA" <koromajohnpaul@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:10:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CAN WE DO THIS TOGETHER, ITS TRUST FIRST
JOHN PAUL KOROMA
METROPOLITAN BANK NIGERIA LTD
HEAD OFFICE 24, IDOWU TAYLOR STREET
P.M.B 73266
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA
PLS. REPLY TO ME AT Email: johnpaulkoroma17@yahoo.com
DEAR,
I AM JOHN PAUL KOROMA. IN CHARGE OF BILLS AND FOREIGN
EXCHANGE REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF METROPOLITAN BANK NIGERIA LTD.
I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN UNCLAIMED SUM OF
$24.5MILLION(TWENTY FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER, WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN YEAR 2001.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY.
UNFORTUNATELY,NEITHER THE FAMILY NOR THE RELATION HAS APPEARED TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE CANNOT RELEASE THIS
MONEY UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED.
OUR BANKING GUIDELINES INDICATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (5) YEARS, IT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE
METROPOLITAN BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. AGAIN WITH THE RECAPITALISATION POLICY FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, WHICH ELAPSE THIS DECEMBER 2005.
ANOTHER OFFICER AND I IN THE DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF
KIN OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED FOR EASY COLLECTIONSINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT WANT THISMONEY TO GO BACK INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS THE UNCLAIMED DEBT.
IN FACT MY FRIEND AND I HAVE AGREED TO URGENTLY ARRANGE TO TRANSFER OUT
THIS MONEY THROUGH ANOTHER FOREIGN BENEFICIARY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM. SO
PLEASE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY SEND TO ME YOUR
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO SEE THAT WE CONCLUDE THIS
TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY ON TIME. PLEASE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED SEND ME AN IMMEDIATE MAIL SO THAT I CAN
EXPLAIN THE DETAILS TO YOU TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
BUSINESS.
NOTE: THAT OUR BANK IS WORKING ON THE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS, ISSUED BY
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, IT MEANS THAT OUR BANK WILL BE MERGING WITH THREE OTHER BANK IN THE NEXT FEW MONTH, AFTER THE MERGER, OUR NAME WILL CHANGE TO THE YET TO BE DISCLOSE NAME.
IF YES TO MY REQUEST, SEND TO ME YOUR: FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS, AGE,
OCCUPATION, AND PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
REGARDS
JOHN PAUL KOROMA
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