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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: "Obi Martins" <obimartins100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: obimartins777@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:03:45 +0000
Subject: I APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE-----FROM OBI MARTINS
HEADQUARTER,
CITIBANK OF NIGERIA.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
35-40 MARINA STREET,LAGOS ISLAND.
Tel:234-8037147096
Dear friend,
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASONS
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.
I am MR.OBI MARTINS, credit officer with CitiBank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos. I
came to you in my private search for a reliable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money to your country.
The Proposition:
A foreigner an American, late Mr Morris Thompson (SNR) who died on February
4th, 2000 board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. alonside other 87 passengers .
Please view the website below for verification.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
while returning to his country from a business trip.
He Banked with us at CitiBank of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance
worth US$15.6,Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late Mr
Morris Thompson (SNR) the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary.
Valuable efforts have been made by CitiBank to get in touch with any of his
family's but I personally found out that he until his neither had wife nor
children that is known to us.
Meanwhile this is the website of the people that died in the Alaska Airlines
Flight 261, The only name of next of kin given to us by late Mr. Morris
Thompson unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed,and this
is unknown to the bank. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life
and that of my family, I now decided to seek your permission to have you
stand as next of kin to late late Mr Morris Thompson, so that the fund
(US$15.6M)will be released in to your account as the next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me down here on
your behalf.
I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and
risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for myself.
The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 50% of the
total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the sucess of
this transaction and the remaining 50% for me as soon as i meet you in your
country.
As soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in
Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process. If this proposal
is acceptable by you, kindly get to me .
I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably
your mobile numbers, address and I will have to apply for the release and
subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Ths transaction will only take us 14 working days to finished it if you can
act fast from your end and comply accordily.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR. Obi Martins
(Credit Officer, Citibank Of Nigeria)
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