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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: "ray umar" <rayumar124@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ray_umar2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:31:29 -0800
Subject: HOW ARE YOU
Dear Friend,
I am very sorry to interrupt your peace since you are
not
expecting to receive any mail from me. However, I was obliged to
do so due to the need and urgency of the message. I sincerely write to
seek your co operation and trust to enable me carries out an urgent
business opportunity in my department.
I am Mr. Ray Umar, an
accountant and account manager to Mr. A. Thomas, who here-in after
shall be referred
to as my client, on the January 27th, 2002 my client
and his family were among those involved in an Ikeja bomb blast
unfortunately they lost their lives in the process of the bomb blast.
For confirmation, please refer to the links
below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk
Since then I have made several
inquiries to his Country embassy to locate any of my client's extended
Relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.
My client was an oil
contractor with the Federal Government of my Country; He left in his
domiciliary account a 40% of private individual deposit with our Bank,
which I have with me the Investment Deposit Certificate an important
document worth Twenty Million United States Doller
(US$20,000,000.00).Until date I still manage this
Deposit.
I will
like to know you personally and then state in Court through a reputable
attorney here declaring you as the next of kin to my late client.I am
contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
late client. While, you and I will benefit in the fund.
The Bank will
pay this money to you as an inheritance.
After the sudden death of my
client, and for the reason that there as has not been a next of kin to
my late client, the bank has decided to forfeit the money and declare
it as an abandoned property as there is no next of kin who should
inherit his funds.
The board of directors of this bank adopted a
resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the
payment of this money within 5 months working days starting from the
10th May 2006, or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned
property. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property
decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the
period given to me.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it
will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased
client, so that you can be paid the funds left in his bank account.
I
therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the
Deceased client since your have the same last name and also from same
national, so that the proceeds of this Bank account valued at Twenty
Million United Stats Dollars (US$20,000,000.00) can be paid to you.
The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian will not
perfectly fit in as his next of kin or heir.
I have agreed that a
reasonable percentage of the Fund would be given to you as foreign
partner, thereafter I will meet you in your country for disbursement.
Please understand that my approach to you is based only on my positive
reasoning and on the belief that you will not disappoint or betray me
at last.
The amount is fairly huge and we have agreed that on
completion of the deal, you will be highly compensated for your
assistance.
An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and
notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
this claim you may make as soon as I hear from you with your full
consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin to my late
client, after we reach an agreement.
All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.
I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.
Please consider my official positions,
reputation and integrity, especially, the opportunities in the
business
itself, it is very necessary that all due care be taken so
that we do not miss the opportunity due to carelessness.
You are
therefore expected and advised to display high degree of maturity,
responsibility and understanding in handling this information.
I will
give you all the details in my next mail when you have indicated your
interest and commitment to work with me. Always remember that this is
the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other,
especially
when it is considered that we did not know ourselves
before. I hope you will honor me too.
I will come over to join you in
your Country for disbursement when the funds hit your account.
More so
for an effective and easy communication I will advice that you furnish
me with the following:
1.Telephone/fax number:
2.Your complete home
address:
3.Your full names:
I await your good response.
Best Regards,
Mr. Ray Umar.
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