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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 mark" <j_mark_002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jmark01@myway.com
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:20:49 -0800
Subject: About Mr Steve Gagnon
Dear Friend,
I know that you may be surprise and wonder how we have chosen you for this
private and profitable financial transaction. While I was going through the
online international people's documentary,i got your contact address,hence I
decided to contact you so that you will assist us in the transfer of $30m to
any foreign bank account.
My name is John Mark,I am the Ikoyi Branch Manager of ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA
Plc.
On June 6th 1998,a Foreign oil consultant/contractor with the Nigeria
National Petroluem Corporation (NNPC) Mr.Steve Gagnon who is a national of
your country, made a numbered Fixed deposit for twelve calendar
months,valued at (Thirty Million United States Dollars) in my branch.
On 22nd of October 2005 Mr Steve Gagnon his wife and their only child died
in Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 Flight 1145 crashed at Port Harcourt Killing 103
passengers on board while returning from Abuja.The plane was carring 110
people 7 survive but Mr Steve and his family where among the bodies that
where found death.
Upon maturity of the deposit,we have sent a routine notification to his
address,since he died with his family but no response was received. On
further verification from his deposit file, we discovered that he did not
declare any person as his next of kin to inherit his $30M.That is why we
contacted you hence you bear the same last name with him, we want to present
you to the bank as his next of kin so that this money will be paid to you.
His money has been floating in the Bank, while the yearly interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year without any
member of his family or relation coming forward to claim it. This is why we
have decide to look for some one to present as his next of kin who will
co-operate with us to divert the money to any reliable foreign bank for our
sharing possible investment.
When I saw that you have a similar name with Late Mr.Steve Gagnon,we decided
to contact you so that we shall entrust the fund in your care. We will
obtain all the necessary documents in your name to prove that you are
Mr.Steve Gagnon's Next of Kin so that the bank will release the money to
you.This arrangement is simple, all you need to do is to provide your full
name and address which would be used to process the required documents as
the beneficiary o the fund.
With my position as the branch manager of the bank, I will process all the
necessary documents that will enable you to inherit the funds.For your
co-operation and assistance in this transaction, we will give 30% of the
total amount i and one of my colleagues in the office will share the
remaining 70%.
In this regard, I want you to send the following information to me so that
we will start the paper work immediately:
Your full name: ---------
Your Address: -------
Your Telephone No: -----
Your Fax No: ---------
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Best regards,
John Mark.
Branch Manager,
Zenith Bank Nig. Plc
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