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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: "frank branaman" <frank_branaman@rediffmail.com>
Date: 22 Nov 2006 11:20:27 -0000
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED
Greetings,
I hope this message has in no way, intruded into your privacy but do accept my sincere appologies, if it has, or in some ways, caused you any form of inconvenience.
By introduction, I am Frank Branama, a barrister at law and an attorney to the former Bayelsa state governor, Governor Diepreye Alameisegha and a legal adviser to the Niger Delta youth forum, in the federal republic of Nigeria. I would like to cease this opportunity to appeal to you, if you could be of help in a transaction that will be beneficial to your family and mine. My client, Governor diepreye Alameisegha, the former governor of Bayelsa state in Nigeria was detained in the United Kingdom for money laundering in the year 2005, of which he managed to escape to our country and hometown via some means which has remained a mystery to Nigerians till date. After Several investigations and according to the money laundering decree act of the 1995 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, he was impeached, arrested and kept under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) here in Nigeria.
Nevertheless, during his time in office, he acquired a lot of investments, here in Nigeria and overseas, which include; a petroleum refinery in South Africa, Stocks and bonds in leading parastatals in Nigeria and contracting firms to major petroleum companies such as chevron, Mobil, shell and Texaco to mention but a few, in the Niger delta region. These contracting firms are first considered when certain contracts are to be awarded and their estimated revenue generation, during his time in government has been estimated to the sum of $20,000,000 USD (twenty million United States dollars) per annum.
As a result of his involvement in money laundering, arrest and detention, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has set up a special panel to carry out investigations on his investments and confiscate his assets, some of which have been already been confiscated, such as the ALL STATES TRUST BANK, here in Nigeria, which he happened to be a major share holder, possessing over 60% (sixty percent) of the total company shares.
Investigations are still being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) with a view to terminating his assets, both home and overseas and leaving he and his family with nothing to fall back to.
As his attorney and his assistant at this point in time, I have taken the pain to look for someone, to whom these investments and assets will be temporarily transferred, hence I have contacted you, if you would endeavor to come to our rescue. I assure you that all transactions will be kept confidential and this will in no way, expose you to a breach of the law. I assure you that after all documentation such as transfer of ownership has been done in your name, you are entitled to 20% of the total worth of assets and investment in cash.
You can reach me via my private telephone number which is as follows: +2348033618229 or via my email: frank_branaman@yahoo.ca, if you are interested, so that I can proceed with the transfer documentation as soon as possible, as time is not on our side. I hope to read from you soon.
Sincerely,
Frank Branama
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