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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: ahmedmustapha1958@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:15:29 -0600
Subject: LETTER
>From the Desk of:
Mr.Ahmed Mustapha
Lagos Nigeria.
With great pleasure I,Mr.Ahmed Mustapha, Manager of a Bank (name
upheld)is writing you in respect of a foreign customer an
Oilconsultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation,Engr.Lee Seunghyo made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months valued at S$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five Million
Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that Engr.Lee Seunghyo died in Korean Air Flight
801, which crashed in Guam on August 1997 with other passengers
onboard. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Engr. Lee Seunghyo died without making a WILL, and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless.
Also, he did not declare any next of kin orrelations in all his
official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank.This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year.
Since the demise of this our customer, I have personally watched the
account with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved
abortive as no one has come to claim his FIXED DEPOSIT fund of
USD.$25million, [Twenty five million United States Dollars] which has
been with my branch for a very long time. Since his death, none of his
next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims for this money
as the heir.
A member of our government trade delegation to your country gave your
impeccable profile to me. Hence I have decided to seek your
co-operation in this business deal due to the sensitivity of this
transaction. It may interest you to know that I am only contacting you
as a foreigner because this money cannot beapproved to a local Bank
account here, but can only be approved to a foreigner with an account
since the money is in US Dollars. I have decided as a matter of
urgency upon this discovery now seek your permission to have you stand
as next of kin to the deceased Engr. Lee Seunghyo as No one has ever
come forward to claim this fund.
In accordance to Nigerian Law, fund deposited for a long period of
time without claim will be reverted to the Nigerian Government
treasury if nobody applies to claim this fund after a long period of
time. I want you to co-operate with me so that the fruits of this
man's labour will not get into the hands of some unsrupulous corrupt
government officials if NOT CLAIMED now. I have secured from the
probate an Order of Madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.
Hence I am contacting you with this proposal.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and address,Date of Birth, Occupation,Tel & FaxNumbers so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which
will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services
of two Attorneys for drafting and notorization of the WILL and to
obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in
your favour for the transfer. The Bank cannot release the fund from
his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. I have almost
resolved to finalize this transaction with some money to secure
documents in your name as the bonafide beneficiary of this fund $25m
which guarantees our safety and successful transfer. With the above
suggestion, It is reliable,safe and quick for transfer process.
At the successful conclusion of this business, your goodself shall be
entitled to have 40% that is, USD$10m of the total money while I will
have 55% that is USD$13.750m and 5% that is USD$1.250m for
communications andother expenses. I am ready to invest a reasonable
percentage of mine into any viable business you suggest as a joint
partner.
Your response is highly imperative as this is a TWO-man business deal
transaction as I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. I need your
assistance and co-operation to this reality as I have done my
Home-work and fine tune the best way to create you as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction with you as the beneficiary to this fund. Your
percentage will also be a source of upliftment.You have absolutely
nothing to LOSE in assisting me instead, you have so much to GAIN. Be
rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us.
I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of
business.Contact me for acknowledgement by E-mailand whereby you are
not interested, please indicate in your reply so that I can seek for
the assistance of someone else.
Thanks for your expected co-operation and treat ASAP as your utmost
Trust,Honesty and Confidentiality will be highly appreciated in this
business deal transaction.
Thanks with great regards.
Mr.Ahmed Mustapha.
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