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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: "kenneth onwuhalu" <kennethonwuhalu2525@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:11:12 +0100
Subject: Dear Witte
plse send replies to : k_onwuhalu@orcon.net.nz
From: kenneth Onwuhalu
Citi Bank
Lagos,Nigeria
Dear Witte
Please do not be offended to read this e mail from me as i never solicited
your consent before sending it to you ,I am Mr Kenneth Onwuhalu the foreign
exchange manager and Accounts officer to late Mr T Witte who is supposedly
from your country who had a construction company here in Nigeria before he
died in a ghastly motor accdient in the year 2002 with two of his children
,a boy and a girl .
Unfortunately he was a divorcee before he died according to what he told me
in confidence, the supposed next of kin who was his son also died with him.I
am writing this letter to ask for your support and
co-operation assist me conclude a transaction concerning my deceased client
who deposited the sum of $15.500m (Fifiteen million five hundred, thousand
united states dollars only) in account Number 11008734290 with Citi Bank Nig
plc. Status of account Was a fixed deposit account that belongs to him and
his entire family.
Since he died,the bank can not release this money to anyone unless the the
next of kin or relation to the deceased comes, As indicated in the banking
Law here in Nigeria. the family members or the relations have not appeared
for claims since they have no knowledge of the deposited fund morerso the
person he used as next of kin is dead.
God knows that all efforts i made over the years to locate anyone close to
him could not yield the desired result hence i had to searc h through the
internet for anyone with the same surname as his so that through a lawyer
the preson can be presented to my bank as his next of kin, based on this and
my desire to ensure that this oppurtunity is utilised since all frantic
efforts i made falied to yield the desired result i had to contact you while
believing that you will stand as his next of kin and claim this funds out
for our mutual benefit and sharing.
At this moment, I decided to do business with you so that the money will be
released into your nomited bank account,as i will present you as the next of
kin or relation to the deceased hence you have the same surname with him
.the bank definitely will see the the money since nobody is coming for it
and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as an unclaimed
deposit because that is the next thing that will happen if it is not
claimed.
The banking law and guidlines stipulates that if such money remaines
unclaimed for a period of four(4) years it will be transferred into the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund. The need for a foriegner as next of kin in this
business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and as
a Nigerian i cannot stand as his next of kin or heir. I agree that 30% of
the money will be for you as a foreign partner, thereafter I will visit your
country for disbursment according to the percentage indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as indicated.
You must apply to the bank as a relation or next of kin of the deceased. you
will Indicate your bank account details where in the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of reply. I will send to you the text of application as soon as
you recieve this letter . Please reach me through my above e-mail
immediately and endeavour to furnish me with your full particulars, which
must include cell telephone and fax number, contact address etc.
Please note that before i contacted you the security implication of this
transaction has been reviewed throughly and found to be risk free, so be
rest assured all necessary documents that may be required will be secured to
give this transaction which i see as a golden oppurtunity all the legal
backings it requires, above all kindly keep it confidential.
I await your urgent response as soon as you receive this e mail today.OR
you can alternatively send your reply to e mail:k_onwuhalu@orcon.net.nz
regards,
KENNETH ONWUHALU
CITI BANK
LAGOS- NIGERIA
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