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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: Harrison Mills <harrisonmills118@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drh_mills442@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 18:30:49 -0400
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam Urgent Response
United Bank for African Nig. Plc. (U.B.A)57 Marina , Lagos-Nig.Email: drhmills1001@yahoo.frFAX: +234-1-759882 Dear Sir/Madam I will like to solicit your help in a business proposal, which is by nature very confidential and a top secret. I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one worried and apprehensive but I am assuring you not to worry, as all will be well at the end of thisendeavor. I am DR.HARRISON MILLS (AN ACCOUNTANT WITH UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.) and I am the Accountant Manager of one of our deceased customer before his sudden death with the entire family on February 2nd 2003. Hence I have decided to seek your help in transfer of a huge sum of money requiring maximum confidence. A foreigner, ENGR. EDWARDS BATES who was an oil merchant and contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria until his death February 2nd 2003 at about 18:50 GMT on the Ikeja bomb Blast was our customer at the United Bank for Africa Plc. (U.B.A) and had a balance of US$15.700.000=00 Million which the bank now expects his next of kin/relatives to claim as the beneficiary. You can also check this website for news/story about the Bomb Blast years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm Also stated below is the account detail of the late ENGR. EDWARDS BATES with our bank: ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0143355018245.ACCOUNT NAME: EDWARDS BATES BILL NUMBER: UBA-011-4-02.TANSACTION CODE: UBA/XXX-23908756X.SWIFT CODE: 886547MUS We have made valuable efforts to get his people to no avail as he had no known relatives. Due to this development our management and our board of directors are making arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed and subsequently paid into the federal government purse and to avert this negative development I have decided to look for a reputable person to act as the next of kin to LATE ENGR. BATES so that the funds with interest will be released and paid into this person's account and this is where you come in since next of kin can be friend, brother or anybody at all. All documents to aid your claim will be provided by me and for your help you will be getting a percentage of the total sum (1.) 40% for the account owner (you) (2) 50% for the me (3) 10% will be for settling of taxation and all local and foreign expenses. We would want you to furnish us with your full particulars such as your; Name, Telephone Numbers, Fax Numbers. Please be assured that this transaction is risk free and will take a maximum of 9-12 working days. Best Regards. DR.HARRISON MILLS (ACCOUNTANT)United Bank for African Nig. Plc. (U.B.A)57 Marina , Lagos-Nig.Email: drhmills1001@yahoo.frFAX: +234-1-759882
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