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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: "brownson steve" <brownsonsteve@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:48:03 -0800
Subject: Looking forward to your urgent anticipation,
Dr. Brownson Steve,
(Bill And Exchange)
African Development Bank (ADB)
Lagos-Nigeria
Email brownson_steve@yahoo.com
My name is Brownson Steve, I am pleased to inform you about my interest to
use your Bank account for a deposit of $17.5Milliom, prior to future
investment.Obviously, this will surprise you with lots of doubt and distrust
in your heart for the on unusual manner of contacting you,but please your
attention for few munites.
An AMERICAN Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months,valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five hundred thousand
Dollars)with African Development Bank since the year 2000. Ever since then,a
routine notification has been sent several times to him, without reply.
In 2003, I discovered from his contract employee, the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that my client is dead. Unfortunately,was a victim of
the AF4590 German Concorde plane that crashed in France. heck the
site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.Onfurther
investigation the entire family was in the plane, and no declaretion of
inheritance on the deposit made to the Bank.
I have made several research since 2003 till December last year, to reach
any of his relation or family member for claim, without success.Sad enough,
some miscreants have taken possession of the
deceased property and Estate lately. Now the management of the African
Development Bank is planning to confiscate the fund by the end of this
quarter, since the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum for
many years.
Hence, am empowered legaly and constitutionaly to relate to the eceased
relatives; I want you to stand in as the next of Kin to the deceased since
you bear the same surname with him, for us to save the fruits of the old
man's labour before it get to the hands of this corrupt selfish people with
their nefarious deeds, whose interest is to confiscate this fund.
As soon as you consent to this request, I will immediately employ the
service of a lawyer to notarize the WILL and obtain the necessary documents
and letter of probate/administration in your favor of you for the transfer
of the fund to your Bank account.
You will receive; 45% of the total sum as compensation,base on your good
intention to help me secure the fund in your account. I would also like to
use 5% of the fund to rasie a reputable charity home or Foundation in the
name of the deceased.My position here as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.
Looking forward to your urgent anticipation,
Regards
Dr. Brownson Steve
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